Ray Arachelian wrote:
> On 10/12/2011 03:23 PM, Lucas Van Tol wrote:
>> I think /etc/netmasks is where you would store the netmask?
>>
>> echo $NETWORK $NETMASK >> /etc/netmasks
>>
> It is and I was just about to reply to point out that if you forget
> this, you can get in trouble since it may pick /8 for a 10.x.x.x
> address, or /16 for a 172.15.x.x for example when you might not want it
> to. :) netmask should be in the form of 255.255.255.0 for class C.
I can't recommend using /etc/netmasks for anything. It's a brutal hack
and really doesn't work right for modern CIDR networks.
Instead, just specify "address/length" or "name/length" for the address
on the interface.
In other words, if you would previously have done something like this:
# echo 10.1.0.0 255.255.0.0 >> /etc/netmasks
# echo 10.1.0.1 > /etc/hostname.foo0
I recommend doing this instead:
# echo 10.1.0.1/16 > /etc/hostname.foo0
It's easier, and it has the great benefit that it works right with CIDR
netmasks without fuss.
Or just use "ipadm" to administer the addresses ...
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James Carlson 42.703N 71.076W <carls...@workingcode.com>
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