alt for @Happy #CIDRDay, everyone!
Today in 1993, Class A, B, and C addresses were deprecated in favor of classless addresses.
28 years ago.
If a computer person talks about Class C addresses, they are not competent
Scott Blaydes@mwlucas I am not incompetent, I am old.
Old habits and such.
@sblaydes I am also old. We gotta learn.
Especially when speaking to the next generation.
@mwlucas So what is the proper term for any network that is a /24?
Learned Class C as interchangeable with /24.
@sblaydes it's a /24, pronounced "slash 24."
@mwlucas
Thank you. I tend to think in slashes, but have one friend who still thinks in classes. After working with him a bit, I tend to abuse the Class C term.
Thank you. I tend to think in slashes, but have one friend who still thinks in classes. After working with him a bit, I tend to abuse the Class C term.
@sblaydes between you and me, I get it. But the kids are listening.
It's like telling a eavesdropping child "don't swear, dammit."
Scruffy looking packet herder
peter hessler @openbsd@sblaydes @sng @mwlucas classfull networking has additional meanings than pure network size. It also mandates which ranges it is in, and how routing works.
Unless you were assigned an actual Class C in the 1980s, you never had one. And even if you were assigned an actual Class C, you no longer have one because they ceased to exist in 1993.