90APPENDIX C: IP ADDRESSING
Table 9 Subnet Mask Notation
Standard Mask Notation | Network Prefix Notation |
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100.100.100.100 (255.0.0.0) | 100.100.100.100/8 |
100.100.100.100 (255.255.0.0) | 100.100.100.100/16 |
100.100.100.100 (255.255.255.0) | 100.100.100.100/24 |
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The subnet mask 255.255.255.255 is reserved as the default broadcast address.
Default Gateways A gateway is a device on your network which is used to forward IP packets to a remote destination. An alternative name for a gateway is a Router. “Remote” refers to a destination device that is not directly attached to the same network segment as the source device.
The source device cannot send IP packets directly to the destination device because it is in a different network segment. Instead you configure it to send the packets to a gateway which is attached to multiple segments.
When it receives the IP packets, the gateway determines the next network hop on the path to the remote destination, and sends the packets to that hop. This could either be the remote destination or another gateway closer towards the destination.
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If manually configuring IP information for the Switch, enter the IP address of the default gateway on the local subnet in which the Switch is located. If no default gateway exists on your network, enter the IP address