What is a wildcard mask, and how is it different from a
netmask?

Answer Posted / avnish

wildcard mask A 32-bit quantity used in conjunction with an
IP address to determine which bits in an IP address should
be ignored when comparing that address with another IP
address. A wildcard mask is specified when setting up
access lists.

the differnence is wildcard mask is used in ACL, OSPF etc.,
where has netmask is the mask use to define ip addersing
wild card musk is nothing but opposite of subnet musk eg
subnet musk 255.0.0.0 wild card musk 0.255.255.255

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