Re: netconfig not working

[Adrian Phillips]

>>>>> "Alain" == Alain van Hoof <alain@dragon.xs4all.nl> writes:

    Alain> Ok, here are all the lines: (using cfagent -d -v)

    Alain> Assumed interface name: eth0 255.255.254.0 one Checking
    Alain> interface status...  Address given by nameserver:
    Alain> 192.168.1.2 Found netmask: 255.255.0.0 cfengine:flat: The
    Alain> netmask is incorrectly configured, resetting...  Found
    Alain> broadcast address: 172.16.255.255 cfengine:flat: Broadcast
    Alain> address was 172.16.255.255 not 192.168.1.255 (should be
    Alain> bit-type one)Resetting interface...  cfengine:flat:
    Alain> Permission to reconfigure netmask denied.  cfengine:flat:
    Alain> ioctl: Invalid argument Trying to set broad to
    Alain> 192.168.1.255 = 192.168.1.255 cfengine:flat: Permission to
    Alain> reconfigure broadcast denied.  cfengine:flat: ioctl:
    Alain> Invalid argument Checking interface status...  Address
    Alain> given by nameserver: 192.168.1.2 Found netmask: 255.255.0.0
    Alain> cfengine:flat: The netmask is incorrectly configured,
    Alain> resetting...  Found broadcast address: 172.16.255.255
    Alain> cfengine:flat: Broadcast address was 172.16.255.255 not
    Alain> 192.168.1.255 (should be bit-type one)Looking at default
    Alain> route...  Job start time set to Thu Feb 21 10:35:03 2002

Back to basics.

I've checked some more - is 255.255.254.0 a "legal" netmask for your
setup. Don't you really want 255.255.255.0 ?

Sincerely,

Adrian Phillips

-- 
Your mouse has moved.
Windows NT must be restarted for the change to take effect.
Reboot now?  [OK]