Computer networks notes
Network, Host & CIDR
Splitting an IP into a network part and a host part, and writing it as /24. Every section is a drawn page beside a clear written explanation, about 10 minutes in all.
- Chapter 3 of 31
- About 10 minutes
- 9 sections
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In this chapter
- What is a network?
- What is a host?
- DHCP hands out the IPs
- LAN vs WAN
- CIDR notation
- Network bits vs host bits
- How many hosts fit?
- Reading different CIDR ranges
- Where you will meet CIDR
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