Re: tlug: compatible NICs

["Scott M. Stone" <sstone@example.com>]

On 15 Feb 2000, Simon Cozens wrote:

> Dave (lists.tlug):
> >route add -net 192.168.1.0 dev eth0 give me:
> >
> >siocaddrt: invalid argument
> 
> I'm pretty sure you want a netmask somewhere in there there.
> 
> othersideofthe:root /home/simon # route add -net 192.168.1.0 eth0
> SIOCADDRT: Invalid argument
> othersideofthe:root /home/simon # route add -net 192.168.1.0 netmask  \
> 255.255.255.0 eth0
> 
> 

or, you can do:

route add -net 192.168.1.0/24 eth0

ie, specify the mask as a CIDR block.  For whatever reason, Debian doesn't
seem to like that Syntax, but RH/TL seem to have no problem with it.

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Scott M. Stone, CCNA <sstone@example.com>
UNIX Systems and Network Engineer
Taos - The SysAdmin Company 

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