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From: robin@itcatl.UUCP (Robin Cutshaw)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
Subject: Re: IP routing subnet mask bug?
Keywords: routing subnet
Message-ID: <397@itcatl.UUCP>
Date: 25 Oct 89 01:24:30 GMT
References: <464@janus.UUCP> <394@itcatl.UUCP> <468@janus.UUCP>
Distribution: usa
Organization: DISC ACCESS Products Group
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In article <468@janus.UUCP>, todd@janus.UUCP (Todd Booth) writes:
> 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
> 

Guess I should have included more detail.  I am using ifconfig with
netmask 255.0.0.0 and broadcast MYNET.255.255.255.  ifconfig shows
the netmask to be ff000000 but it actually arp's 000000ff...

robin

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