Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 10:16:35 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> Cc: Bryan.Bradsby@capnet.state.tx.us, kas@orient.net.ru, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Netmasks (was: Trouble with Digital 21140A) Message-ID: <20000411101635.C26373@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <200004101239.PAA16677@hades.hell.gr> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0004081508000.2082-100000@localhost> <200004101239.PAA16677@hades.hell.gr>
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On Monday, 10 April 2000 at 15:39:16 +0300, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: >> From: Bryan Bradsby <Bryan.Bradsby@capnet.state.tx.us> >> >>> Don't invent net masks. They need to be the same for all systems on >>> the net, >> >> Agreed. I did not mean to suggest the use of a bogus netmask. >> >>> and 255.255.255.240 is decidely unusual. >> >> Unusual, but works for me at home. > > What's wrong with it? > > $ echo obase=16\;240 | bc > F0 > > Just a nice and clean 16-host subnet. There's nothing "wrong" with it. But Bryan appeared to suggest that this non-standard netmask would solve the problems. Without knowing something about the network, you can't decide that, and the default value is more likely to be correct. Greg -- Finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key See complete headers for address and phone numbers To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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