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

[Derek Atkins <warlord MIT EDU>]

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 ?

> What is that prefix thing?
>
> Thanks,
> Miguel

-derek

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