"D'Arcy" "J.M." Cain <darcy(at)druid(dot)net> writes:
> but we have to decide which of the following is true.
> 198.68.123.0/24 < 198.68.123.0/27
> 198.68.123.0/24 > 198.68.123.0/27
I'd say the former, on the same principle that 'abc' < 'abcd'.
Think of the addresses as being bit strings of the specified length,
and compare them the same way character strings are compared.
But if Vixie's got a different opinion, I defer to him...
regards, tom lane