If you said 10/24, I'd immediately think 10.0.0.0/24. 10/8 would certainly be valid. 10.0/16 is too. I remember when CIDR came around back in the 90's. Man pe

If you said 10/24, I'd immediately think 10.0.0.0/24. 10/8 would certainly be valid. 10.0/16 is too. I remember when CIDR came around back in the 90's. Man people were pissed off when you would call out a 'Class A/B/C/D/E' block. I prefer to always be specific when writing my CIDR. I understand when people don't do it. Be liberal in what you accept and conservative in what you send.