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Re: [LUG] Martian source

 

On Fri, 08 Jul 2005 20:07:10 +0100
Julian Hall wrote:

> James Wonnacott wrote:
> 
> >eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:30:48:52:CF:64
> >          inet addr:10.0.12.10  Bcast:10.0.15.255  Mask:255.255.252.0
> >
> >eth1      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:30:48:52:CF:65
> >          inet addr:10.0.12.2  Bcast:10.0.15.255  Mask:255.255.252.0
> >
> I may be being a bit thick here, but isn't the broadcast supposed to be 
> on the same subnet?  Both these have IPs on 10.0.12.* but subnet for the 
> B'cast is 10.0.15.*
> 
> Am I barking up the wrong tree?
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Julian
> 
> 
> PS Sorry Alex, the Winblows version of Thunderbird replies from the 
> default address while the Linux version replies from the one the mail 
> was addressed to.  Typicaly Linux makes sense whereas Windows doesn't!

They are on the same subnet - he is not using a standard class A/B/C subnet mask.

Grant.
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