Classless Inter-Domain Routing: Difference between revisions

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Because the normal class distinctions are ignored, the new system was called '''classless routing'''. This led to the original system being called, by back-formation, '''classful routing'''.
 
CIDR/VLSM network addresses are now used throughout the public Internet, although they are also used elsewhere, particularly in large private networks. An average desktop LAN user generally does not see them in practice, as their LAN network is usually numbered using special private [[Private IP address|RFC 1918]] addresses]].
 
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