From e295c1dba6230b558a8b9e1a863650a362bd55a0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aminda Suomalainen Date: Mon, 6 May 2024 15:17:11 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] n/dns.md: mention that subnet is not limited to /24 or /56 but to server configuration --- n/dns.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/n/dns.md b/n/dns.md index d7c627d..5db7e41 100644 --- a/n/dns.md +++ b/n/dns.md @@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ least temporary. Thus I think this list belongs here close enough. ## What is ECS? EDNS Client-Subnet is a DNS extension letting the authoritative nameserver -know your `/24` (IPv4) or `/56` (IPv6). +know your subnet, generally a `/24` (IPv4) or a `/56` (IPv6), but the revealed +subnet size is up to your DNS resolver configuration. - /24 is the first three parts of your IPv4 address e.g. 192.0.2.xxx. The last part of your IP address (the xxx) again is a number between 1