Why can't all zeros in the host portion of IP address be used for a host?
- by Grezzo
I know that if I have a network 83.23.159.0/24 then I have 254 usable host IP addresses because:
83.23.159.0 (in binary: host portion all zeros) is the subnet address
83.23.159.1-254 are host addresses
83.23.159.255 (in binary: host portion all ones) is the broadcast address
I understand the use for a broadcast address, but I don't…
