Re: Setting netmask

John W. Temples (john@kuwait.net)
Sat, 28 Sep 1996 10:10:37 +0300 ()

On Fri, 27 Sep 1996, Brian Elfert wrote:

> Every time I type 'set ether0 netmask 255.255.255.252', the box locks up
> and needs to be powercycled. After the power cycle, it still has the

Make sure the address of the ether0 is on the same subnet as your gateway
using the new subnet mask. Otherwise, when you change the netmask, you
can no longer reach the PM.

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