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Re:This is a valid ipv4 address by thaumasiotes on Sunday October 20, 2013 @07:48PM (#6582126)
What? It's bothered me for years that IP addresses aren't just bitfields. Why would you use a format other than this?
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Re:This is a valid ipv4 address by zheng on Sunday October 20, 2013 @08:57PM (#6582433)
10.0.0.1 or 0x0a000001?

4.2.2.1 or 0x04020201?

Mostly readability and speed of typing, I would think.

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