To connect some copiers or multi-function printers to a router, you may need to know the subnet mask value for the network. A subnet mask defines the value range of IP addresses used in a workgroup.

A subnet allows the flow of network traffic between hosts to be segregated based on a network configuration. By organizing hosts into logical groups, subnetting can improve network security and ...

I feel stupid asking this, but I have always had a hard time understanding subnets no matter how much I have read on them. I always end up more confused than when I started.<BR><BR>What I do ...

The last edition of this column talked about subnets and introduced folding paper as an illustration of how subnets can be understood. This will be very useful as we proceed. MORE IPv4 SUBNETTING ...