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From: Nate Williams <nate@sri.MT.net>
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To: michael butler <imb@scgt.oz.au>
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Subject: Re: arp and async problems
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> > What does 'ifconfig -a' return, and what alias's are you trying to use?
> 
> Currently it's primary address is 202.12.127.70 with no aliases in that
> subnet (I simply don't have enough "spare" in this one). Under 2.1R (generic
> kernel), it says ..
> 
> pcm:~ %	/sbin/ifconfig -a
> ep0: flags=863<UP,BROADCAST,NOTRAILERS,RUNNING,SIMPLEX> mtu 1500
> 	inet 202.12.127.70 netmask 0xfffffff0 broadcast 202.12.127.79

You're limiting your subnet to machines in the 202.12.127.79 range, but
yet you also want to use hosts with IP address like 227 and such.  Why
are you sub-netting when you still wants machines in the entire class C
to use the same wire?


Nate