1. the portmaster operates correctly using the /27 netmask on ether0
2. the portmaster operates using the /24 netmask displayed by ifconfig
ts03> ifconfig ether0 address 205.229.106.18 netmask 255.255.255.224
ether0: flags=16<IP_UP,IPX_DOWN,BROADCAST>
inet 205.229.106.18 netmask ffffffe0 broadcast 205.229.106.31 mtu 1500
after a save all, reboot ---
ts03> ifconfig
ether0: flags=16<IP_UP,IPX_DOWN,BROADCAST>
inet 205.229.106.18 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 205.229.106.255 mtu
1500
ts03> show table netmask
Active Netmasks:
Network Netmask Type
---------------- ---------------- -------
206.65.113.0 255.255.255.224 Static
205.229.106.0 255.255.255.224 Static
Stored Netmasks:
Network Netmask
---------------- ----------------
206.65.113.0 255.255.255.224
205.229.106.0 255.255.255.224
Thanks,
Larry