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Date: Sat, 14 Sep 1996 19:49:48 -0500
To: Neil Carl Jensen <njensen@chili.habaneros.com>
From: rkw@dataplex.net (Richard Wackerbarth)
Subject: Re: netstat question
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>Doing a 'netstat -rn' produces a routing table (as expected!). The only
>thing I don't understand are the numbers added on to the Destination IP
>numbers, i.e. 207.34.140.100/32. What is the '/32' for?

It is a count of the number of one bits in the netmask.

The /32 is shorthand for a netmask of 255.255.255.255.
/24 would be the standard class c mask of 255.255.255.0

What with subnetting, it is not only shorter, but IHMO easier to read.