Re: [cobalt-users] [RAQ4] IP address not working as expected... what to check?

[Greg Hewitt-Long <cobaltusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Greg Hewitt-Long wrote:
>
>>>What does ifconfig -a show?
>>>  
>>>
>>
>>eth0:9    Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:10:E0:04:C8:F1          inet addr:65.101.207.167  Bcast:65.101.207.167  Mask:255.255.255.248
>>         UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
>>         Interrupt:11 Base address:0x6100
>> 
>This is obvious not working, as you see the ip-address is the same as the broadcast-address.
>
>In this net (65.101.207.160/29) the following adresses are useable:
>
>65.101.207.160 Network	(not useable)
>65.101.207.161 Useable 65.101.207.162 Useable
>65.101.207.163 Useable
>65.101.207.164 Useable
>65.101.207.165 Useable
>65.101.207.166 Useable
>65.101.207.167 Broadcast (not useable)
>
>As you see you are trying to use 7 ipaddresses in a 255.255.255.248 subnet (29 bit) where only 6 is available, but if your raq4 is not your gateway, only 5 are useable.
>
>
>By the way, this is also wrong: (you are using networkaddress as real address)
>
>eth0:11   Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:10:E0:04:C8:F1          inet addr:65.101.207.168  Bcast:65.101.207.175  Mask:255.255.255.248
>         UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
>         Interrupt:11 Base address:0x6100



Both you and Bill have pointed out an error, or mistake - but neither offered a solution, or even a link to one.  If you have a solution, I'd love to hear about it.

>
>Hans Kristian Eiken
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