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diff --git a/net/whatmask/DESCR b/net/whatmask/DESCR new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..e5690c250fd --- /dev/null +++ b/net/whatmask/DESCR @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +Whatmask is a small C program that lets you easily convert between three common +subnet mask notations. + +Notations supported: + + Name Example + --------------------------------- + CIDR /24 + Netmask 255.255.255.0 + Wilcard Bits 0.0.0.255 + +The above notations are all identical. CIDR notation commonly has a "/" in +front of the number (representing the number of bits). Whatmask can accept +these notations with or without a slash. This notation is used more and more +recently. A lot of popular routers and software supprt this notation. + +Netmask notation is pretty much the standard old-school way of doing it. It is +supported by most systems (Un*x, Win, Mac, etc.). + +Wilcard bits are similar to the netmask, but they are the logical not of the +netmask. This notation is used by a number of popular routers. |