network_config_ver
	# used to get what are the valid netmasks and gw/default-routers per subnet
	#        bitmask:subnetmask:subnetid:broadcast:hostrange:default_gateway
	#
	# 1 line
	subnet @ 24 :0  :0   :255 :1-254   :254
	# 2 lines
	subnet @ 25 :128:0   :127 :1-126   :126
	subnet @ 25 :128:128 :255 :129-254 :254
	# 4 lines
	subnet @ 26 :192:0   :63  :1-62    :62
	subnet @ 26 :192:64  :127 :65-126  :126
	subnet @ 26 :192:128 :191 :129-190 :190
	subnet @ 26 :192:192 :255 :193-254 :254
	# 8 lines
	subnet @ 27 :224:0   :31  :1-30    :30
	subnet @ 27 :224:32  :63  :33-62   :62
	subnet @ 27 :224:64  :95  :65-94   :94
	subnet @ 27 :224:96  :127 :97-126  :126
	subnet @ 27 :224:128 :159 :129-158 :158
	subnet @ 27 :224:160 :191 :161-190 :190
	subnet @ 27 :224:192 :223 :193-222 :222
	subnet @ 27 :224:224 :255 :225-254 :254
	# 16 lines
	subnet @ 28 :240:0   :15  :1-14    :14
	subnet @ 28 :240:16  :31  :17-30   :30
	subnet @ 28 :240:32  :47  :33-46   :46
	subnet @ 28 :240:48  :63  :49-62   :62
	subnet @ 28 :240:64  :79  :65-78   :78
	subnet @ 28 :240:80  :95  :81-94   :94
	subnet @ 28 :240:96: :111 :97-110  :110
	subnet @ 28 :240:112 :127 :113-126 :126
	subnet @ 28 :240:128 :143 :129-142 :142
	subnet @ 28 :240:144 :159 :145-158 :158
	subnet @ 28 :240:160 :175 :161-174 :174
	subnet @ 28 :240:176 :191 :177-190 :190
	subnet @ 28 :240:192 :207 :193-206 :206
	subnet @ 28 :240:208 :223 :209-222 :222
	subnet @ 28 :240:224 :239 :225-238 :238
	subnet @ 28 :240:240 :255 :241-254 :254
	#
	#          subnet      :bitmask:vlan:comment
	#
###Examples
	network @ 10.1.40.0    :24:201 :Blah
	network @ 10.1.42.0    :26:321 :Blah
	network @ 10.1.42.64   :26:222 :Blah
	network @ 10.1.42.128  :26:423 :Blah
	network @ 10.1.42.192  :26:424 :Blah
	network @ 10.1.43.0    :26:431 :Blah
	network @ 10.1.43.64   :26:432 :Blah
	network @ 10.1.43.128  :26:433 :Blah
	network @ 10.1.43.192  :26:434 :Blah
	#
	network @ 10.2.0.0     :24:none:none
	network @ 10.2.1.0     :24:none:none
	network @ 10.2.2.0     :24:none:none
	#
	# and so on
	#


Script to check it out (part of the overall checkin script)

f_network_compute_values()
{
	########################################################################
	# network checks 
	########################################################################
	if (( DEBUG ))
	then
		set -x
	fi
	ITEM="network_config_ver"
	#
	if (( $DMZNODE ))
	then
		MYNAME="${HOST}c"
	else
		MYNAME="${HOST}"
	fi
	MYIP="$(nslookup $MYNAME 2> /dev/null \
					| grep ^Address: \
					| sed -n 2p \
					| awk '{print $2}')"
	MYSUBNET="$(echo $MYIP \
					| awk -F. '{print $1"."$2"."$3}')"
	MYLASTOCTET="$(echo $MYIP \
					| awk -F. '{print $4}')"
	#
	# subnet @ bitmask @ vlan
	#
	MYITEM=network
	MYNETWORKSTRING="$(f_stdfileparser \
			| grep -w ^$MYITEM \
			| f_outparser2 \
			| grep  $MYSUBNET)"
	if [[ -z $MYNETWORKSTRING ]]
	then
		ERRVAL=23
		ERRMSG="Subnet $MYSUBNET not found in $INPUTFILE in the network_config_ver network section."
		f_fatal
	fi
	MYNETWORKCOUNT="$(f_stdfileparser \
			| grep -w ^$MYITEM \
			| f_outparser2 \
			| grep  $MYSUBNET \
			| wc -l \
			| sed -e 's/ //g')"
	STDBITMASK="$(echo $MYNETWORKSTRING | sed -n 1p | awk -F: '{print $2}')"
	#
	CNT=1
	while (( $CNT <= $MYNETWORKCOUNT ))
	do
		#
		# bitmask:subnetmask:subnetid:broadcast:hostrange:default_gateway 
		#
		MYITEM=subnet
		MYSUBNETSTRING="$(f_stdfileparser \
				| grep -w $MYITEM \
				| f_outparser2 \
				| grep -w $STDBITMASK \
				| sed -n ${CNT}p \
				| sed -e 's/ //g')"
		#
		STDSUBNETMASK=$(echo $MYSUBNETSTRING | awk -F: '{print $2}')
		STDSUBNETID=$(echo $MYSUBNETSTRING | awk -F: '{print $3}')
		STDBROADCAST=$(echo $MYSUBNETSTRING | awk -F: '{print $4}')
		STDHOSTRANGE_BEG=$(echo $MYSUBNETSTRING \
							| awk -F: '{print $5}' \
							| awk -F- '{print $1}')
		STDHOSTRANGE_END=$(echo $MYSUBNETSTRING \
							| awk -F: '{print $5}' \
							| awk -F- '{print $2}')
		STDGATEWAY=$(echo $MYSUBNETSTRING | awk -F: '{print $6}')
		#
		if (( $MYLASTOCTET >= $STDHOSTRANGE_BEG && $MYLASTOCTET <= $STDHOSTRANGE_END))
		then
			# found right range
			# break/exit loop
			break
		else
			# not right range
			# continue to next interation
			let CNT=$CNT+1
		fi
	done
}