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From: hpoppe@scdpyr.UUCP (Herb Poppe)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk
Subject: Re: NCSA Telnet, KIP, and subnets.
Message-ID: <194@scdpyr.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 28-Oct-87 11:28:59 EST
Article-I.D.: scdpyr.194
Posted: Wed Oct 28 11:28:59 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 3-Nov-87 05:29:30 EST
References: <1032@saturn.ucsc.edu>
Organization: Natl Ctr Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO
Lines: 12
Summary: Try "08" (zero-eight)

In article <1032@saturn.ucsc.edu>, brad@saturn.ucsc.edu (Brad Smith) writes:
> Does anyone know how to get NCSA Telnet to access a subnet of
> a class B net (i.e. subnet mask 255.255.255.0)?  ...

Try the hex value "08" (zero-eight). I guess this means "eight bits on".
Not my idea of a mask either.  It took me awhile to stumble on this one!
The documentation needs to be more explicit on the appropriate value
to enter for this parameter. Are you listening, Gaige?
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