IP address notation

I've seen notation such as 127.0.0.0/8 but don't know what it means. What's the number after the slash?

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Ron
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The number after the slash is the number of 1-bits that make up the netmask.

In your example, the netmask for 127.0.0.0/8 is

11111111.00000000.00000000.00000000 (255.0.0.0)

HTH

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Lew Pitcher

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Rod Dorman

Thanks, Lew & Rod!

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Ron

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