On 4/8/07, Rohit < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
OK, this is what I have done till now: ifconfig eth0 <static_ip> netmask 255.0.0.0 route add default gw <gateway_ip> netmask 255.0.0.0
1. Why is this 255.0.0.0 netmask for interface? 2. Is there any specific reason for putting netmask in default gateway? And I hope you have got the answer. Cheers, prad
The route gets added, but I'm unable to ping the gateway's IP address. Rohit On 4/8/07, Kaustubh Gadkari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <snip> > > I then added the DNS servers to resolv.conf. > > Is there anything else that I need to do? Does anybody have a working > > setup? > </snip> > > You might need to add a default route to the VSNL gateway. Read the > man page for the route command. > > -- > Kaustubh Gadkari > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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