Olaf Seibert <rhialto@polder.ubc.kun.nl> writes:

> Yes, but host 0 still means "this host" or "unknown host" doesn't it? So
> it would still not be a valid host address.

0.0.0.0 means "this host" often enough, but to my knowledge noone has
been assigned a prefix where all the bits are 0 :)

204.152.186.0 should be a legal host, though.

--Michael