Re: FW: MIB definition of mask length, port

[Fred Baker <fred@cisco.com>]

OK, but not mentioning the second case remains a bit mysterious.

At 08:58 AM 9/26/2001, Juergen Schoenwaelder wrote:

> >>>>> Fred Baker writes:
>
>[...]
>
>Fred> I believe that, with this MIB, an internet address is a
>Fred> three-tuple, consisting of type, address, and prefix length. It
>Fred> might be worthwhile adjusting this text to say as much.
>
>I think it depends on the context whether you are fine with an
>(InetAddressType, InetAddress) pair or whether you need an
>(InetAddressType, InetAddress, InetAdressPrefixLength) tuple.
>
>The DISMAN-PING-MIB for example is just fine with the
>(InetAddressType, InetAddress) pair while a forwarding MIB most likely
>requires an (InetAddressType, InetAddress, InetAdressPrefixLength)
>tuple.
>
>/js