php function - netmask validity check

From: Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2003 12:44:38 +0000
Subject: php function - netmask validity check
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hi, while using ipman php script and come accross this problem... function ip_mask_valid($mask) { $maskroot = (int)sqrt(abs(ip2long($mask))); return ( (float)$maskroot == sqrt(abs(ip2long($mask))) ); } this function is not returning true/successfull output when say given 255.255.254.0 netmask. pls assist. rgds,

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