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From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za>
To: Cyril Brion <cbri@saios.com>
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Subject: Re: network netmask mystery 
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On Thu, 07 Oct 1999 13:48:54 +0200, Cyril Brion wrote:

> why do i have to configure the netmask with 255.255.255.255: my network
> is on 255.255.255.0 ?

You don't -- that was bad advice or a typo. :-)

Ciao,
Sheldon.


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