Re: [mu SETUP] Can't change to static IP after DHCP

From: Larry Platzek (larryp@inow.com)
Date: Mon Apr 15 2002 - 15:12:07 CEST


Hi Dirk:
comments are below.

Larry Platzek larryp@inow.com

On Mon, 15 Apr 2002, Dirk Heilemann wrote:

> Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 10:46:03 +0200
> From: Dirk Heilemann <dirk.heilemann@telindus.de>
> Reply-To: mulinux@sunsite.dk
> To: "'mulinux@sunsite.dk'" <mulinux@sunsite.dk>
> Subject: Re: [mu SETUP] Can't change to static IP after DHCP
>
> Hi Folks, Hello Michele,
>
> First:
> We pay some vendors a fortune for a 12h response time. And usually that's
> all we get: A response - never a solution.
> And here we have a free product and a solution on the next day. I really do
> appreciate that! Michele, you are great.
>
> Second:
> The new version works for me - but I did some tests and found problems with
> other IPs than mine.
> E.g. 192.168.1.1 with the same netmask (255.255.254.0) does not work at all.
> Your calculations are correct:
> ip_network 192.168.0.0
> ip_broadcast 192.168.1.255
> The problem occurs when the configure() part is called.
>
If ip_network is 192.168.0.0 then ip_broadcast should be 192.168.0.255.
If ip_network is 192.168.1.0 then ip_broadcast should be 192.168.1.255.
I am guessing you have less then 255 hosts and are using only
one class c network.

I hope this what you want, I do not have the prior posts to read any more.

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