From 25f8df5ab8ade27c6d3f2e8b67f25c95e492c018 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Manuel Canales Esparcia Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 19:38:30 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Minor wording change. Ported from trunk r6080. git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/branches/6.1/BOOK@6081 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689 --- chapter07/network.xml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/chapter07/network.xml b/chapter07/network.xml index 0f7cfef48..bdec7681e 100644 --- a/chapter07/network.xml +++ b/chapter07/network.xml @@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ number of bits used in the subnet. Each octet in an IP address is 8 bits. If the subnet's netmask is 255.255.255.0, then it is using the first three octets (24 bits) to specify the network number. If the netmask is 255.255.255.240, it would be using the first 28 bits. -Prefixes longer than 24 bits are commonly used by DSL- and cable-based +Prefixes longer than 24 bits are commonly used by DSL and cable-based Internet Service Providers (ISPs). In this example (PREFIX=24), the netmask is 255.255.255.0. Adjust according to the specific subnet.