Subnet and Subnet Mask

Subnet and Subnet Mask definition - hacker
Part of a larger network. Subnetting splits a larger network into smaller, more manageable parts. A bit pattern called a subnet mask is used to determine which host belongs to which part of the network.

See Also: Netmask.

Webster's New World Hacker Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Bernadette Schell and Clemens Martin.
Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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