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Introduction  
  
Netmask was written  by Robert Stone .This program accepts and produces a variety of common network address and netmask formatsNot only can it convert address and netmask notations, but it will optimize the masks to generate the smallest list of rules.  
Options
-h, --helpPrint a summary of the options -v, --versionPrint the version number -d, --debugPrint status/progress information -s, --standardOutput address/netmask pairs -c, --cidrOutput CIDR format address lists -i, --ciscoOutput Cisco style address lists -r, --rangeOutput ip address ranges -x, --hexOutput address/netmask pairs in hex -o, --octalOutput address/netmask pairs in octal -b, --binaryOutput address/netmask pairs in binary  How to open NetMask On Backtrack 5 
  
How to use Netmask  
Example 1 : Print a summary of the options 
Command : netmask -h See the below image for more details -  
 Example 2 :   Print the version number 
  
Example 3 : Print status/progress information 
  
This option print will print the status .See the below image for more details -  
  
  
Example 4 : Output address/netmask pairs 
  
  
 Example 5 :
 
-c, --cidr 
Example 6 :
Output CIDR format address lists 
-i, --cisco 
Output Cisco style address listsSee the below image for more details -  
 
 
 EXAMPLE 7 :
 -r, --range
 
Output ip address rangesSee the below image for more details - EXAMPLE 8 : -x, --hexOutput address/netmask pairs in hex.See the below image for more details -
 
  
EXAMPLE 9 :  
-o, --octalOutput address/netmask pairs in octal.See the below image for more details -
 
 EXAMPLE 10 : -b, --binaryOutput address/netmask pairs in binary
 
 
This is how we use the NETMASK  Tool in Backtrack 5.Soon I am going update  this tutorial with more examples.
 All suggestion are Welcome to improve this tutorial .
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