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RFC 4183: A Suggested Scheme for DNS Resolution of Networks and Gateways

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This document suggests a method of using DNS to determine the network that contains a specified IP address, the netmask of that network, and the address(es) of first-hop routers(s) on that network. This method supports variable-length subnet masks, delegation of subnets on non-octet boundaries, and multiple routers per subnet. This memo provides information for the Internet community.

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Document ID
RFC4183
Published
September 2005
Authors
E. Warnicke
Status
INFORMATIONAL
Stream
INDEPENDENT
Area
—
Pages
9
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