job screening question

Sun Jul 8 01:16:28 UTC 2012

On Sat, 07 Jul 2012 18:03:43 -0700, Randy said:
> > "What's the problem with using 255.255.255.247 as a subnet mask if you
> > want to make a LAN subnet with 12 hosts?"
> > (5 word answer)

I'm not sure if that's a typo or excessive evil on the part of the questioner. ;)

> My response would be: Discontiguous subnet masks were allowed in the pre-CIDR era.

Yes, but even if it was *legal*, the "subnet doesn't contain 12 addresses" answer applies. ;)

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