/24 switch...?

[Kevin Darcy]

Cinense, Mark wrote:

> I was wondering if you specify in the address match list for allow-update
> statement, an ip address 134.253/24 does this let everyone on this network
> update dynamically.  Also I have seen 134.253/16 as a switch to allow all to
> transfer.  What is the correct switch?  Thanks in advance...

The slash and the number which follows it is not a "switch"; they are part of
the address prefix notation which specifies a particular (sub)network. See
RFC 1917.


- Kevin