Subject: Re: Network strangeness
To: Ian Thomas <ipthomas@mac.com>
From: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 04/03/2003 00:21:20
On Wed, Apr 02, 2003 at 05:14:36PM -0500, Ian Thomas wrote:
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> I have attempted to add a PC running NetBSD 1.6 to a hub with two
> macs. After doing the install, I brought up one of the interfaces,
> ex0, and set it as follows
>
> ifconfig ex0 192.168.3.0
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You can't use this address. 0 (and with usual 0xffffff00 netmask, 255) are
reserved for broadcast addresses. Use something else (192.168.3.3 for
example).
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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
NetBSD: 24 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
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