discuss: Re: general
Subject:
Re: general
From:
David Lawyer ####@####.####
Date:
28 Oct 2003 21:35:06 -0000
Message-Id: <20031028213436.GC548@lafn.org>
On Tue, Oct 28, 2003 at 10:29:07AM -0600, Machtelt Garrels wrote:
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> Thought this was worth posting on the discuss list as well (Carlo:
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> On Tue, 28 Oct 2003, Stramaglia, Carlo wrote:
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> > I think there's an error in The Linux Network Administrator's Guide, Second
> > Edition.
> >
> > In section 2.2:
> >
> > Class A
> > Class A comprises networks 1.0.0.0 through 127.0.0.0. The network
> > number is contained in the first octet. This class provides for a 24-bit
> > host part, allowing roughly 1.6 million hosts per network.
> >
> > I think instead it allows "....16 million hosts per network."
Since the last 3 bytes (24 bits) represent the host number, 2^24 is
about 16 million (since 2^20 is about a million and 2^4=16). So 16
million is correct.
> >
> > Just to be exact.
>
> This entire guide needs updating, if you ask me, but the only reasonable
> contact address I could find in it is ####@####.#### I don't think it
> will help us much to use that address.
>
> Can we contact somebody, such as the authors, more directly on this and
> ask if they are still maintaining the document?
>
> Tille.
This should be marked as needed a new author in the database (what
database :-).
David Lawyer
