Search Again: Re: Subnet Mask Question From: Bennie Warren Date: Sunday, August 23, 1998 Time: 10:24:00 pm Actually this is a function of a router, not DNS. DNS doesn't know about subnets nor should it. Your router should determine what address space is routed to him, either above or below the 128. Then with DNS you decide what to give him authority over. No authority means no good look ups. Bennie ************************************** Bennie Warren /\ LemooreNet / / 320 West D Street / / Lemoore, CA 93245 / / /\ /\ Phone: 209.924.5909 / /_ _ / \ / / Fax 209.924.9578 \ _ _ / /\ \/ / bennie@lemoorenet.com / / \ / http://www.lemoorenet.com /_/ \/ ************************************** ---------- >From: "Pat McCormick" <pat@ideasite.com> >To: <quickdns-talk@lists.menandmice.com> >Subject: Subnet Mask Question >Date: Sun, Aug 23, 1998, 8:57 AM > >I have a customer with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.128 His current Internic >domain lists a primary NS at xxx.xxx.xxx.130 and it works. > >His QuickDNS data includes addresses both above and below .128 He has >machines currently addressed both above and below xxx.xxx.xxx.128. I >thought that this mask restricted available addresses to either those above >or below 128 (I can't remember which). > >What address range should he be using with his mask? What happens to >addresses within the same class C, but on 'the other side' of the mask? > >-Pat > >

Messages In This Thread: Subnet Mask Question by Pat McCormick on Aug 23, 1998 at 3:57:00 pm Re: Subnet Mask Question by Bennie Warren on Aug 23, 1998 at 10:24:00 pm Re: Subnet Mask Question by Pat McCormick on Aug 23, 1998 at 11:17:00 pm Re: Subnet Mask Question by Chris Buxton on Aug 26, 1998 at 10:26:00 am