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Network Information Services (NIS and NIS+) Guide


Netmasks Table

The netmasks table contains the network masks used to implement standard Internet subnetting.

The netmasks table has three columns:

Netmasks Table
Column Description
Addr IP number of the network
Mask Network mask to use on the network
Comment Optional comment about the entry

For network numbers, you can use the conventional IP dot notation used by workstation addresses, but leave zeroes in place of the workstation addresses. For example, the following entry:

128.32.0.0         255.255.255.0

means that class B network 128.32.0.0 should have 24 bits in its subnet field, and 8 bits in its host field.


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