ip address 192.168.1.255 is special ?
hi.. suppose my local network has a network & subnetwork id 192.168.1 and the sub-network mask is 255.255.255.0, the most common case. Then the host id in my LAN is from 1-- 254.
then what is the address 192.168.1.255 ? is it used as the default router ? or something else ?
I have no idea with this problem, please help to explain, thank you !
wxuf
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# 2 Re: ip address 192.168.1.255 is special ?
In you case, this's a broadcast address.
broadcast
A network transmission sent to all nodes on a network.
broadcast address
A special type of networking address that denotes all machines on a given network segment.
# 3 Re: ip address 192.168.1.255 is special ?
Originally posted by NoHero
everything seems fine ... and using 255.255.255.255 as submask??
hi.. you see, the ip address is consist of network id, sub-network id and host id. and the sub-network mask is used for the network id and sub-network id.
On my case the mask is 255.255.255.0 then the host id is from 1--254. the first three bytes are network id & sub-network id.
wxuf
wxuf at 2007-11-9 13:48:42 >
# 4 Re: ip address 192.168.1.255 is special ?
Originally posted by dimm_coder
In you case, this's a broadcast address.
broadcast
A network transmission sent to all nodes on a network.
broadcast address
A special type of networking address that denotes all machines on a given network segment.
Thank you.. I see the reason why the *.*.*.255 is never used as an ip address. You are so greate! admire ..
wxuf
wxuf at 2007-11-9 13:49:48 >
