https://mostlycopyandpaste.com/tags/netmasks/Recent content in Netmasks on Mostly Copy & PasteHugoen-us© 2026 Kevin Duane. All rights reserved.Thu, 12 Apr 2007 10:00:00 -0800https://mostlycopyandpaste.com/articles/2007/04/linux-howto-netmasks-explained/Thu, 12 Apr 2007 10:00:00 -0800https://mostlycopyandpaste.com/articles/2007/04/linux-howto-netmasks-explained/Every machine needs an individual address. To keep things simple, we assign them in clumps; each network of machines generally gets a range of addresses.