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From: konczal@mail-gw.ncsl.nist.gov (Joseph C. Konczal)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Ethernet problem
Message-ID: <22516@adm.BRL.MIL>
Date: 20 Feb 90 14:43:42 GMT
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The problems you described with ifconfig and netstat are caused by not
running the name server.

The netmask 255.255.0.0 is approriate only for a class B network.  For
a class C network, the most common type, use 255.255.255.0.

Before connecting any additional hosts to the internet via your
ethernet you must have authority over an internet domain, or
permission from your local authority.  You should also update your
hostname, `arpa' is obsolete.  (See RFC-1032, RFC-920, etc., available
by anonymous ftp from nic.ddn.mil.)

Joe Konczal