Re: [gentoo-user] Re: static IP, gateway and netmask setting

2007-11-29 Thread Dan Farrell
On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:56:14 +0100 Etaoin Shrdlu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wednesday 28 November 2007, Dan Farrell wrote: How the net init script works (there's really only one, generally net.* is linked to net.lo for update simplicity) That script only calls functions defined

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: static IP, gateway and netmask setting

2007-11-28 Thread Etaoin Shrdlu
On Monday 26 November 2007, Dan Farrell wrote: you don't have to list the broadcast or netmask, if they can be guessed from context. In the case of using a 192.168.x/24 network they can generally both be guessed properly, because that's a Class C private address . However, in the case of

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: static IP, gateway and netmask setting

2007-11-28 Thread Dan Farrell
On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:18:05 +0100 Etaoin Shrdlu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know exactly how initscripts work, but I suppose that if the /24 is given in /etc/conf.d/net, then both the resulting iproute2 and ifconfig command that bring the interface up will include the netmask

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: static IP, gateway and netmask setting

2007-11-28 Thread Rafael Barrera Oro
Indeed, setting the ip, gateway, and netmask was enough to make it work in my case. Thanks to all for your replies. 2007/11/28, Dan Farrell [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:18:05 +0100 Etaoin Shrdlu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know exactly how initscripts work, but I suppose

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: static IP, gateway and netmask setting

2007-11-28 Thread Etaoin Shrdlu
On Wednesday 28 November 2007, Dan Farrell wrote: How the net init script works (there's really only one, generally net.* is linked to net.lo for update simplicity) That script only calls functions defined elsewhere. The hard (and module-dependent) work is done by the files located in

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: static IP, gateway and netmask setting

2007-11-26 Thread Dan Farrell
On Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:55:39 -0600 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You won't need to stipulate brdcast address in my own experience. I'm not sure you even need to list the netmask but I always do. I've never listed broadcast address and have'nt had any problems. you don't have to list the broadcast

[gentoo-user] Re: static IP, gateway and netmask setting

2007-11-23 Thread reader
Rafael Barrera Oro [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: i have to admit i totally guessed the 10.0.0.255 value should this work? are all the values listed here correct and/or necessary? You won't need to stipulate brdcast address in my own experience. I'm not sure you even need to list the netmask but