CIDR - networking

[James Knott]

Kihara Muriithi wrote:
> Hi all,
>   A am curious about the usage of CIRD on hosts (Not on the routers).
> I have always found that all the hosts I have used have been
> configured with the old class system. This is definitely different on
> the routers, but have anyone seen a network/DHCP server configured to
> dish out CIDR IPs? Would it be healthy to intermix the old class
> system and CIRD on a small network?
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classless_Inter-Domain_Routing

I have never seen a system that required address classes.  I've always
been able to use CIRD.  Are you confusing systems that have been
configured according to the class rules, with ones that require it?  If
you have an entry for sub net mask, the computer likely supports CIDR.
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