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Re: *groan*
From: Nick FitzGerald <nick () virus-l demon co uk>
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 10:06:05 +1300
Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & HannRe: [funsec] *groan* wrote:
OK, I'm thinking it's a subnet mask, and the significance of 255 is easy to figure. 240 and 252 less so, but at least they are within range. But 257?
Well, some TCP/IP stacks and/or the higher-level applications using IP addresses have in the past/will rollover "improperly large" component parts of the address. Thus, 257 _may_ actually be 2... Regards, Nick FitzGerald _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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