Returns network mask for the class value

Namespace:  SnmpSharpNet
Assembly:  SnmpSharpNet (in SnmpSharpNet.dll) Version: 0.5.0.0 (0.5.0.0)

Syntax

         
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public IpAddress NetworkMask()
Public Function NetworkMask As IpAddress
public:
IpAddress^ NetworkMask()

Return Value

Network mask or null if address doesn't belong to classes A, B or C

Remarks

Each IpAddress belongs to one of the 5 classes, A, B, C, D or E. D network class are multicast addresses and E is experimental class. Because D and E are not "real" network classes and as such don't have a network mask, only classes A, B and C will return a valid subnet mask. Classes D and E will return a null reference.

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