255.255.255.255 is a broadcast address same as 0.0.0.0 if you want two endpoints the subnet mask would be 255.255.255.254 (however this still won't do what you are asking. What you are asking for is VLANs or PVLANs (virtual or private lans). This would require hardware capable of layer2 switching and VLAN support at least. However you would still need layer3 routing abilities to talk between ...
1 255.255.255.255 represents the local broadcast address, which is only propagated within the network. This broadcast data cannot cross routers by default. That is, it is a restricted broadcast address. For the local host, this address refers to all hosts in the network segment (same broadcast domain).
Now, I want to start using static IP addresses on my local network, and I don't know what to provide for the subnet mask. What is a subnet mask? Should I be using 255.255.255.0 or 255.0.0.0 as my subnet mask? What is the difference?
What is a subnet mask, and the difference between a subnet mask of 255 ...
255.255.255.0 allows for a total of 254 IP addresses to be used. 1 is for the subnet itself and another for the broadcast. Best example of this is the network 192.168.1.0.
What is the diference between IP subnet mask 255.255.254 .0 ... or 255 ...
what happend when sending ping or packet to 192.168.255.255 or 255.255.255.255? i know its sending to all network or to all subnet network but its sending the packet to all 65,534 ip addresses in a
If your device lets you enter 255.255.255.255 as the subnet mask it won't be able to communicate with other devices on the network.