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From: todd@janus.UUCP (Todd Booth)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
Subject: Re: IP routing subnet mask bug?
Keywords: routing subnet
Message-ID: <468@janus.UUCP>
Date: 23 Oct 89 22:24:44 GMT
References: <464@janus.UUCP> <394@itcatl.UUCP>
Distribution: usa
Organization: Quotron Systems Inc., Los Angeles
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In article <394@itcatl.UUCP>, robin@itcatl.UUCP (Robin Cutshaw) writes:
> 
> The only
> PS/2 running AIX 1.1 seems to send a subnet mask of 0.0.0.255

How did you set up AIX to perform the subnet mask server function?

> This causes at least one of our systems to
> take itself off the net (for all intents and purposes).

Assuming your system isn't diskless, just give the mask at ifconfig time.
ifconfig net0 netmask 255.255.255.0

--todd booth / Quotron