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From: hedrick@TOPAZ.RUTGERS.EDU (Charles Hedrick)
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Subject: Re: How do you break up a B class number?
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Date: Sun, 2-Aug-87 22:22:14 EDT
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There is a compromise possible on the variable net mask issue.  Many
implementations of IP allow for more than one subnet on a given
Ethernet.  So you could pick a single mask that led to smallish 
network sizes, and then for a few networks with lots of hosts, simply
use more than one subnet number for tmemq