Glossary: TCP/IP in Depth, Part 1
prefix
Also written: /24, /26, prefix length
The /n after an address, which says how many leading bits name the network; the rest are host bits, so /26 leaves 6. In IPv6, a router advertises the LAN's 64-bit prefix.
Glossary: TCP/IP in Depth, Part 1
Also written: /24, /26, prefix length
The /n after an address, which says how many leading bits name the network; the rest are host bits, so /26 leaves 6. In IPv6, a router advertises the LAN's 64-bit prefix.