subnet error

[Niall O'Reilly]

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On 28 Feb 2007, at 21:40, Sten Carlsen wrote:

> Thank you, I overlooked this. Does it make any difference for dhcp  
> code
> if the mask has wrong size compared to other definitions in network?

	Yes.

	The mask determines how big the network is.  If you use one
	which doesn't correspond with "reality", you hide part of your
	network.  In particular, since the broadcast address is the
	last address in the network, using a wrong mask tells any
	equipment or software which uses this mask that the broadcast
	address is not the same as that used by equipment or software
	which uses the real mask.

	DHCP depends on broadcast.  Period.


	Best regards,

	Niall O'Reilly
	University College Dublin IT Services

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