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From: romkey@asylum.sf.ca.us (John Romkey)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: IP Addresses (Subnets)
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Date: 13 Jun 90 18:10:26 GMT
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The dotted-decimal notation (128.38.253.44) is just a direct
representation of the 32 bit IP address. It doesn't (necessarily)
break apart neatly into net, subnet and host numbers at dot
boundaries. So the 3rd octet field in the dot notation is equivalent
to the third octet in the 32 bit number.
			- john romkey
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