The network was given with host bits set.

IP_HOST_BITS_SET · Severity: Info

• InfoIP_HOST_BITS_SET

  The network was given with host bits set.

  The address before the slash is not the first address of the network, as in 192.0.2.5/24. The network is 192.0.2.0/24; many configuration files reject the other form or read it as a single host.

  Recommendation: Write the network with its first address, as shown in the result.

Reported by

• CIDR calculator

Available through the API

• CIDR calculator API

Related findings

• Info IP_NOT_GLOBAL The address is not globally routable.

All findings