Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 2 Feb 1999 13:53:28 +0000 | From | Neil Conway <> | Subject | Re: howto disable auto route setup? |
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Mike Jagdis wrote: > > On Tue, 2 Feb 1999, Sam Mortimer wrote: > > > >Because the ifconfig says that the interface exists on that network > > >with that address > > > > ..and subnet mask! > > Huh? Don't get excited - network is defined by address and mask :-).
Vaguely on this topic, I've been wondering if it's legal/advisable/safe to have a netmask like 255.255.254.0 ?
Anyone? The HOWTO is rather ambiguous about it. I think it's legal, but am not entirely sure. This also seems to imply a broadcast addr. of something like 194.111.1.255 for a network address of 194.111.0.0, presumably that's OK too?
cheers Neil
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