Re: wha is ipv4 prefix?? (why not netmask)

[Nathaniel McCallum <nathaniel natemccallum com>]

Derek Atkins wrote:
> Miguel Angel Cañedo <mcanedo grupogcm com> writes:
>
>   
> > I was pulling my hair trying to set static ipv4 settings.
> > Until I realized that NM 0.7 asks for PREFIX instead of NETMASK....
> >
> > Now, my netmask should be 255.255.0.0
> > How do I transalte that into the Prefix?
> >     
>
> /16 ?
>   
I also thought the wording was less-than-clear.

Nathaniel