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actual network addresses. For example, in a CIDR-less environment, an organization that
is issued 96 Class C network addresses must have an entry for each address in its router’s
routing table. With CIDR, though, a special prefix is assigned to these 96 networks that
indicates they all belong to the organization’s routing domain. Thus, only one routing
entry is needed instead of 96. OSPF, BGP, and RIP support CIDR. More specific details
about CIDR are given in Chapter 3.
32. Now that I have some understanding of routing and routing protocols, could you
tell me the difference between a router and a brouter?
Brouter ...