wat difference between subnet and subnet mask???

william_yeo

sorry noob here..... ur answer is highly appreacited :P

Drakonblayde

The subnet is the logical network segment that you're actually communicating on. The subnet mask is what the router and your computer use to determine whether the traffic belongs on the current subnet or if it's need to be forwarded out the gateway

forbesl

william_yeo wrote:

sorry noob here..... ur answer is highly appreacited :P

Here's a brief explaination:
http://snnug.com/meetings/tcpip.htm
What you should really do is get you a book on the subject if you want to know more.

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