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From: robin@itcatl.UUCP (Robin Cutshaw)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
Subject: Re: IP routing subnet mask bug?
Summary: more subnet problems
Keywords: routing subnet
Message-ID: <394@itcatl.UUCP>
Date: 22 Oct 89 19:26:58 GMT
References: <464@janus.UUCP>
Distribution: usa
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We have several different types of machines on our backbone.  The only
PS/2 running AIX 1.1 seems to send a subnet mask of 0.0.0.255 when in
fact we use 255.0 0.0.  This causes at least one of our systems to
take itself off the net (for all intents and purposes).

Anyone else seen this?

robin
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Robin Cutshaw		{gatech,rebel}!itcatl!robin
Disc Access, Atlanta, Ga.  (404)261-1264   (formerly ITC)