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Difference between subnetting and CIDR?

Hi.

I'm confused a little about subnetting and CIDR. Is it the same thing?

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  • lee42x
    lee42x Posts: 380

    Yes, they are the same except the old a.b.c subnets were inefficient use of address allocation, the CIDR allows finer control as to what is considered a subnet.

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