what is subnet mask?
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Answer / boby k
Every machine on the network must know which part of host
address will be used as subnet address, subnet mask is used
for this purpose. It also used to identify network portion
and host portion of IP address.
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Answer / indrajeet
Every ip class have there Unike and standard subnetmask
by subnet mask we can recognize the class of ip address
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Answer / mohit s
Will keeping it simple.. You can say that Subnetmask is a
tool or mechanism which identifies network ID and Host ID..
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Answer / umashankar
It is also a 32 bit number .the router will do "AND logical
operation" between Ip address ans subnetmask to find out
the network address to which the IP address belongs and
This will help the router to for forwading the IP packets
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Answer / rachna tripathi
its identifies the class of IP address and parts of NET ID
and HOST ID.
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