> I just upgraded a Debian 1.3 (bo) machine to 2.0.34, and when I do
>
> ifconfig eth0 203.14.18.1 netmask 203.14.18.128 broadcast 203.14.18.127
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> (in /etc/init.d/network), I get
>
> SIOCSIFNETMASK: Invalid argument
>
> then ifconfig reports the mask is set to 255.255.255.0, which is wrong.
> So I get wrong routes etc.
>
> What is the fix -- is a new ifconfig required, or something else?
No, just give the *right* netmask: 255.255.255.128
What you give is the network address, not the netmask.
I seriously doubt that what you are doing has worked on older kernels ...
Greetings,
Rob van Nieuwkerk
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