Linux Networking concept question
 

Hi
what is the main role of Network base address,Broadcast address and Gateway address in networking ?

Example :

97.158.253.24 - Network base address
97.158.253.25 - Gateway
97.158.253.26 - Available
97.158.253.27 - Available
97.158.253.28 - Available
97.158.253.29 - Available
97.158.253.30 - Available
97.158.253.31 - Broadcast

Have you tried to read anything about TCP/IP networking? Your question is fundamental to how it operates. There are lots of books, lots of web pages that will go into excruciating detail on how TCP/IP networking works. You should really start there. After that, if you still have questions, come back and tell us, "I was reading <give a reference> and paragraph 6 didn't make much sense to me. What does <something> mean?" Best of luck!

This is the best networking tutorial I have found. It covers everything from octets to subnetting. http://www.ralphb.net/IPSubnet/index.html

Don't be fooled by the Web 1.0 look. It was originally on a *.edu site. I'm guessing the professor retired and took the site, unchanged, with him. It covers the basics of subnetting better than anything else I've found over the years.

Thank you frankbell