From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2008-05-07T05:20:06+09:00
Subject: Re: Conversion mask in hex to bit mask

On 06.05.2008 21:25, Todd Benson wrote:
> On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 12:10 PM, Robert Klemme
> <shortcutter@googlemail.com> wrote:
>> On 06.05.2008 13:29, Marcin Tyman wrote:
>>
>>> The issue is: how to convert hex mask to bit mask? For instance:
>>>
>>> I have 0xffff0000   ->  it can be represent by 255.255.0.0 or by string
>>> of bits - 16
>>>
>>  Not sure what exactly you mean by this.  Do you want to count 1's?
> 
> I think Marcin wants to eventually convert/print out to shorthand the
> representation of an IPV4 address, like how "192.168.1.9/24" means
> "192.168.1.9 with netmask 255.255.255.0", /8 means a 255.0.0.0 mask,
> etc.
> 
> That was my interpretation anyway.

Sounds reasonable.  Marcin?

	robert