Re: (PM) Netmask Question WAS: Locking up OFTEN!!!

Thomas C Kinnen (tkinnen@livingston.com)
Fri, 30 Apr 1999 11:22:55 -0700

John Lange wrote:
>
> HI
>
> I have seen this in a few places. You have:
> Framed-IP-Netmask = 255.255.255.255,
>
> I have been using Framed-Netmask = 255.255.255.0 for 4 years, with PM2's &
> PM3's and have not had any problems.
>
> I know what the difference is, why does mine work, yet others insist on the
> 1 ip subnet.

If you issue a "set user-netmask on" then the 255.255.255.0 netmask will be
active and you'll route 255 IP address to that user and routing tends to go
"KA-BOOM!" Of User-Netmask is set to off then the netmask is ignored and
255.255.255.255 is used regardless of what is in the entry

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Thomas C Kinnen - <tkinnen@livingston.com> <tkinnen@sobhrach.com>
[RADIUS Test Engineer] - LUCENT Technologies RABU
"All of the opinions stated above are my own and not my employer's,
unless they were given to me by my employer"




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