Re: (PM) ether0 not responding... (fwd)

Stephen Zedalis (tintype@exis.net)
Sat, 22 Nov 1997 15:06:30 -0500 (EST)

On Sat, 22 Nov 1997, Allan Worley wrote:

>Which is better... It seems like the default is .0 If all my other boxes are
>using .255 shouldn't the PM?
>
>Just a little confused...

Number one rule... Set them all consistently. All equipment on your
local network need to be using the same broadcast address, otherwise
several things wont work right, arp for one. .0 is a carryover from the
old days. Use .255 <"set broadcast high"> and you should be ok.

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