Allow 0.0.0.0/8 as a valid address range

Re:Allow 0.0.0.0/8 as a valid address range by rainyMammoth on Saturday July 13, 2019 @07:40PM (#20430800)

it's the network address only if you define your network as a /24 . if the mask is different it could be a completely valid address.

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Re:Allow 0.0.0.0/8 as a valid address range by mindslight on Saturday July 13, 2019 @08:40PM (#20430974)

0.0.0.0 is a "network" address no matter how many bits are in the netmask. Having said that, there really isn't a use of "network" addresses (especially as distinct from broadcast), apart from the convention being baked into basically everything.

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Re:Allow 0.0.0.0/8 as a valid address range by OJFord on Saturday July 13, 2019 @07:52PM (#20430836)

:facepalm: right, of course, makes sense. Thanks.

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Re:Allow 0.0.0.0/8 as a valid address range by caf on Saturday July 13, 2019 @09:22PM (#20431112)

Or anything smaller than a /24.

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