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diff --git a/net-mgmt/whatmask/pkg-descr b/net-mgmt/whatmask/pkg-descr index 851c7cd53f69..4c447d29920e 100644 --- a/net-mgmt/whatmask/pkg-descr +++ b/net-mgmt/whatmask/pkg-descr @@ -1,20 +1,12 @@ -Notations supported: - - Name Example - --------------------------------- - CIDR /24 - Netmask 255.255.255.0 - Wilcard Bits 0.0.0.255 - -The above notations are all identical. CIDR notation commonly has a "/" in -front of the number (representing the number of bits). Whatmask can accept -these notations with or without a slash. This notation is used more and more -recently. A lot of popular routers and software supprt this notation. - -Netmask notation is pretty much the standard old-school way of doing it. It is -supported by most systems (Un*x, Win, Mac, etc.). - -Wilcard bits are similar to the netmask, but they are the logical not of the -netmask. This notation is used by a number of popular routers. - -WWW: http://www.laffeycomputer.com/whatmask.html +Whatmask is a small C program that will help you with network settings. + +It displays the following information given IP address and/or netmask: +- The netmask in the following formats: CIDR, Netmask, Hex, Wildcard Bits +- The Network Address +- The Broadcast Address +- The number of Usable IP Addresses +- The First Usable IP Address +- The Last Usable IP Address + +Author: Joe Laffey <joe@laffeycomputer.com> +WWW: http://www.laffeycomputer.com/whatmask.html |