16.6 Entering Networks Using CIDR Format

Networks and network endpoints can be specified in Novell ZENworks Network Access Control using Classless Inter Domain Routing (CIDR) format. CIDR is a commonly used method for specifying Internet objects. Table 16-2 presents common CIDR naming conventions.

Table 16-2 CIDR Naming Conventions

Block

Netmask

Networks

Hosts

/32

255.255.255.255

1/256 of a Class C Network

1

/31

255.255.255.254

1/128

2

/30

255.255.255.252

1/64

4

/29

255.255.255.248

1/32

8

/28

255.255.255.240

1/16

16

/27

255.255.255.224

1/8

32

/26

255.255.255.192

1/4

64

/25

255.255.255.128

1/2

128

/24

255.255.255.0

1 Class C network

256

/23

255.255.254.0

2 Class C networks

512

/22

255.255.252.0

4 Class C networks

1,024

/21

255.255.248.0

8 Class C networks

2,048

/20

255.255.240.0

16 Class C networks

4,096

/19

255.255.224.0

32 Class C networks

8,192

/18

255.255.192.0

64 Class C networks

16,384

/17

255.255.128.0

128 Class C networks

32,768

/16

255.255.0.0

1 Class B network

65,536

/15

255.254.0.0

2 Class B networks

131,072

/14

255.252.0.0

3 Class B networks

262,144

/13

255.248.0.0

8 Class B networks

512,000