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Re: [LUG] Issues with DSL router - getting stuck

 

>> [root@localhost ~]# /sbin/ifconfig
>> eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF
>>           inet addr:10.0.0.11  Bcast:255.255.255.255  Mask:255.0.0.0
>>           UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
>>           RX packets:67 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>>           TX packets:84 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>>           collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
>>           RX bytes:4550 (4.4 KiB)  TX bytes:3828 (3.7 KiB)
>>           Interrupt:10 Base address:0xd400
>
> Now, I'm not an expert, but that looks wrong to me - and certainly
> different to what I've got on my boxes.

A 255.0.0.0 netmask is quite legitimate on a class A network (which 
10.0.0.0 is).

It's a massive waste of IP space but will work.  The associated broadcast 
for this should be 10.255.255.255 though, so I'd fix that first.

Alex.

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