ALi wrote: > can any1 help me plz > > i've got the following > Host Address is 164.14.83.19 Supernet is \16 Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0 imht (in my humble terminology) 164.14.83.19/24 translates to: network id: 164.14.83.0 host id: .19 subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 > > network address = Host_ad + Subnet mask imht ip address = network id + host id > > 10100100.00001110.01010011.00010011 (host_address) > 11111111.11111111.11111111.00000000 (subnet_mask) > ----------------------------------------------- > 10100100.00001110.01010011.00000000 (network address) = 164.14.83.0 ok > > Subnet Address = Net_ad + supernet > > 10100100.00001110.01010011.00000000 (network Address) > 11111111.11111111.00000000.00000000 (Supernet) *SUPERNET MASK* > ----------------------------------------------- > 10100100.00001110.00000000.00000000 (subnet address) = 164.14.0.0 imht subnet network address + supernet mask = supernet network address hope this helps... cheers, paul -- blog http://cobbaut.blogspot.com free linux book http://cobbaut.be/lt/