Stupid Question maybe?

Tue Dec 18 22:43:43 UTC 2018

On 12/18/18 2:58 PM, Scott Weeks wrote:
> You can safely say that 72.234.7.0/24 is a
> Class C/sized/  network.
> --------------------------------------
> 
> But most don't say that.  They just say it's
> a Class C, which it most assuredly is not.
> I heckle them until they can give the correct
> answer: leading bits are 110 or it's not a
> Class C subnet.
> 
> scott

This is a favorite interview type question of mine, but I won't 
disqualify a candidate if they can't come up with the reason.  It's more 
of a probe for historical domain knowledge (one of many I'll slip in).
-- 
Brandon Martin