Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!cmcl2!nrl-cmf!ames!pasteur!ucbvax!GAAK.LCS.MIT.EDU!map From: map@GAAK.LCS.MIT.EDU (Michael A. Patton) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip Subject: mac-level bridges and internet addresses Message-ID: <8804121617.AA01275@GAAK.LCS.MIT.EDU> Date: 12 Apr 88 16:17:21 GMT References: <8804120726.AA00523@GAAK.LCS.MIT.EDU> Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 19 Date: Mon, 11 Apr 88 18:30 CST From: (Larry Owen) X-Original-To: tcp-ip@sri-nic.arpa, OWEN ... I know (or at least am laboring under the assumption) that all hosts (connections) on a given physical network must (should?) use the same network number in their internet address. ... This is not true. We have an Ethernet here with hosts on both 18.0.0.0 and 128.30.0.0 without (many) problems. However, the two groups of hosts do not talk to one another. This could be arranged in several ways, but we don't have any need. There is no conceptual reason why one physical network cannot be several logical (sub-)nets. Mike Patton Network Hacker MIT LCS