<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="SGML-Tools 1.0.9"> <TITLE>IP Sub-Networking Mini-Howto: Introduction</TITLE> <LINK HREF="IP-Subnetworking-3.html" REL=next> <LINK HREF="IP-Subnetworking-1.html" REL=previous> <LINK HREF="IP-Subnetworking.html#toc2" REL=contents> </HEAD> <BODY> <A HREF="IP-Subnetworking-3.html">Next</A> <A HREF="IP-Subnetworking-1.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="IP-Subnetworking.html#toc2">Contents</A> <HR> <H2><A NAME="s2">2. Introduction</A></H2> <P>With available IP network numbers rapidly becoming an endangered species, efficient use of this increasingly scarce resource is important. <P> <P>This document describes how to split a single IP network number up so that it can be used on several different networks. <P> <P>This document concentrates on C Class IP network numbers - but the principles apply to A and B class networks as well. <P> <H2><A NAME="ss2.1">2.1 Other sources of information</A> </H2> <P>There are a number of other sources of information that are of relevance for both detailed and background information on IP numbers. Those recommended by the author are:- <P> <UL> <LI> <A HREF="http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/LDP/nag/nag.html">The Linux Network Administrators Guide</A>. </LI> <LI> <A HREF="http://linuxwww.db.erau.edu/SAG/">The Linux System Administration Guide</A>. </LI> <LI> <A HREF="http://www.ora.com/catalog/tcp/noframes.html">TCP/IP Network Administration by Craig Hunt, published by O'Reilly and Associates</A>. </LI> </UL> <P> <HR> <A HREF="IP-Subnetworking-3.html">Next</A> <A HREF="IP-Subnetworking-1.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="IP-Subnetworking.html#toc2">Contents</A> </BODY> </HTML>
