Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Sat, 11 Jan 1997 22:46:39 -0500 (EST) | From | Eugene Kanter <> | Subject | Is netmask 255.255.255.254 illigal? |
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Quick one:
kernel 2.0.27
ifconfig eth0 206.42.0.97 netmask 255.255.255.254 broadcast 206.42.0.255
works fine.
kernel 2.1.20
ifconfig eth0 206.42.0.97 netmask 255.255.255.254 broadcast 206.42.0.255 SIOCSIFNETMASK: Invalid argument
What is wrong?
Did I do something not right or it is kernel bug?
Eugene.
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