Subject: Re: Network strangeness
To: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
From: Ian Thomas <ipthomas@mac.com>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 04/02/2003 17:24:52
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On Wednesday, April 2, 2003, at 05:21 PM, Manuel Bouyer wrote:

> 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
>>
>
> 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).

	I had no idea.  I'm certainly glad I'm taking a Networking class next 
semester.  Thanks.  I should have asked sooner and spared myself the 
grief.


Ian P. Thomas
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