From: Alex Boag-Munroe (ajbm@ntlworld.com)
Date: Wed Nov 15 2000 - 21:42:46 PST
No....a /32 IS possible and IS one single IP address. Look on the
documentation page of pointman.org, subnets are explained there.
On Thursday 16 November 2000 02:20, you wrote:
> > On Wed, Nov 15, 2000 at 05:31:41PM -0800, James Nessen wrote:
> > It will.
> >
> > a /32 = a netmask of 255.255.255.255 (a single static IP).
>
> I don't think so. A /32 means all bits in the netmask asserted, as you
> say, or 255.255.255.255. But the netmask defines the network portion of
> the IP address. 32 bits of netmask leaves 0 bits for the IP
> addresse(s). To have a valid single IP address, you would have to have
> /31, or 255.255.255.254. This would leave the even value for the network,
> and so unavailable for an IP address, and the odd value for the IP
> address. Methinks a network with one IP address on it isn't very useful.
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