Re: [cobalt-users] Raq2 Network IP Address Configuration

["Darryl Hafermalz" <dhafermalz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry -- you are correct wrt 103 being the broadcast.  You are correct.

With respect to the starting IP address being a multiple of 8, here's what
my ISP has to say --

"It should go by the base IP entered into the console, which is the .102,
since it asks for the net mask and gateway IP."

"That seems to be a major bug in there OS.
And looks like they brought it over from the version of RedHat they based it
off of."

I'm not suggesting that your response is incorrect.  In fact I have great
respect for the knowledge of people on this board.  Where would my ISP get
such a notion?

Darryl


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andreas Banze" <andreas@xxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Raq2 Network IP Address Configuration


> On Tue Jul 29, 2003 - 07:00:04AM, Gerald Waugh wrote:
>
> > > I have been assigned  block of public IP addresses that do not have
> > > traditional 8 bit boundaries.  Here is what I have been assigned -
> > >
> > > 207.142.10.101 Gateway /29
> > > 207.142.10.102 MIA-9012
> > > 207.142.10.103 MIA-9012
> > > 207.142.10.104 MIA-9012
> > > 207.142.10.105 MIA-9012
> > > 207.142.10.106 MIA-9012
> > > 207.142.10.107 Broadcast
> > >
> > > Subnet: 255.255.255.248
>
> Daryll, that is really the network your ISP has assigned to you?
> Either they're incompetent or they have invented something new. /29 as
> netmask means that the starting address needs to be something multiple 8
(so
> the raq is correct, 96 is a valid network address, 104 as well - 100 is
not)
>
> > > 207.142.10.96 Gateway /29
> > > 207.142.10.97 MIA-9012
> > > 207.142.10.98 MIA-9012
> > > 207.142.10.99 MIA-9012
> > > 207.142.10.100 MIA-9012
> > > 207.142.10.101 MIA-9012
> > > 207.142.10.102 Broadcast
>
> 103 is broadcast (6 usable addresses in the net, one for the gateway so 5
> for your server(s))
>
> >   The 0's are the allowed addresses, 8 of them
> >   The network should be 207.142.10.100 (the lowest address)
> >   The broadcast address is 207.142.10.107 (the highest address)
> >   leaving you with 5 useable IP addresses
> >
> >    207.142.10.100 (000) Network
> >    207.142.10.101 (001) Gateway
> >    207.142.10.102 (010) Useable
> >    207.142.10.103 (011) Useable
> >    207.142.10.104 (100) Useable
> >    207.142.10.105 (101) Useable
> >    207.142.10.106 (110) Useable
> >    207.142.10.107 (111) Broadcast
>
> Except for the 100-107 range this is correct (but some ISP use the last
> usable network address as Gateway address, not the first).
>
> > Set your raQ up to use the above addresses
> > At ControlPanel->Network
> >   Default Gateway 207.142.10.101
> >   IP Address      207.142.10.102
> >   Subnet Mask     255.255.255.248
>
> Wont work, you can't move the "network window" to your liking, it is fixed
> to a multiple of 8 (0,8,16,24,32...88,96,104,112...248).
>
> Daryll, I advise you to ask your ISP for the correct information. If he
> still gives you 207.142.10.100/29 as the correct _network_ address,
there's
> something wrong and you should try to reach someone with a little bit more
> technical knowledge.
>
> MfG
> Andreas Banze
>
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