Excuse me, I'm trying to wrap my head around networking concepts and I've come across the term "28 subnet mask." Could you please explain in simple terms what a 28 subnet mask is? I understand it's related to IP addressing and subnetting, but I'm not quite sure how it works or what its significance is. Is it a specific number of bits used to define the network portion of an IP address? How does it impact network configuration and traffic routing? Your insights would be greatly appreciated.
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Carlo
Sat Jun 22 2024
Introduction to Subnet Masks
Giuseppe
Sat Jun 22 2024
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MichaelSmith
Sat Jun 22 2024
Netmask Explanation
Maria
Fri Jun 21 2024
For example, "/29" indicates the first 29 bits are set to 1, leaving 3 bits for host addresses.
BlockchainBaroness
Fri Jun 21 2024
With this netmask, 16 IP addresses are possible, of which 14 can be used as host addresses.