What Is Reverse Subnet Mask?
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Reverse subnet mask is an IP addressing strategy which subnets a network into multiple subnets in order to balance the load, making sure that none of the particular subnets are oversubscribed. It works by borrowing bits from the host portion of the IP address and adding them to the subnet portion of the address instead. Reversing the subnet mask in this way allows for more efficient use of address space and reduces the number of subnets needed to achieve the same goal.