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

["Bill Gibbs" <bgibbs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Check w/ your ISP on the correct subnet, and use the GUI to edit the netmask
to the proper one.

Bill

----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Hewitt-Long" <cobaltusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 3:59 PM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] [RAQ4] IP address not working as expected...
what to check?


> >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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