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> On the internet networks larger than /24s aren't considered valid advertisements The number 24 is larger, but the network is smaller.
by teddyh 2y ago
> On the internet networks larger than /24s aren't considered valid advertisements
The number 24 is larger, but the network is smaller.
- zamadatix 2y agoGood catch, thanks! This should have been "netmasks" instead of "networks" but it's too late for me to edit now.
- AStonesThrow 2y agoA netmask is different and deprecated terminology. The "/24" you refer to is a "prefix length", i.e. a network prefix being advertised by BGP.