subnet
Americannoun
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Origin of subnet
Example Sentences
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By putting guest traffic in a different subnet, guests will not be able to communicate with devices on your network.
From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2020
There are many resources available on networking that explain home subnets in depth, but simply put, a subnet is a set of addresses that a device can communicate with, without any help from a router.
From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2020
It scans packets and all of the traffic on the subnet.
From Forbes ● Jun. 27, 2011
Before you start installing anything, make sure you have the following information handy: your broadband connection's IP address, subnet mask, default gateway and DNS IP addresses.
From Time Magazine Archive
The first two or three pieces represent the network that the system is on, called its subnet.
From The Online World by Odd De Presno
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