Talk:Subnet mask

I'm thinking the information on this page is already explained much better in Subnet. Would it be a good idea to get rid of this page (i.e., redirect)? I'll give it a few days before taking action. --Osor 17:29, July 5, 2006 (EDT)

A subnet and a subnet mask are really two different topics IMHO, so they should probably be distinct articles (current content aside). At a minimum, I'd say if they are combined, a subnet mask section should be added to the subnet page. Jeremy 19:39, July 5, 2006 (EDT)

Of course they are two different topics. What I'm saying is that the Subnet page already has a (much better) explanation of subnet masks. Rather than reinvent the wheel here (on Subnet mask), I wanted to reduce data duplication. There are many ways to do this

1. Move the bulk of the subnet mask information from Subnet to here, and add an obvious link
2. Get rid of this page entirely, and reorganize Subnet to have a subsection for subnet mask
3. Make this page redirect to Subnet

I'm not saying the last way is the best, but it certainly is the easiest. --Osor 20:17, July 5, 2006 (EDT)