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From: "Jin Guojun[ITG]" <jin@george.lbl.gov>
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To: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu
Subject: Re: help on set netmasks
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} > According to "man networks", the netmasks should be placed in the file
} > /etc/networks and look like:
} 
} > Would some one please tell me where should I set the subnet masks?
} 
} I, FWIW, have NEVER touched /etc/networks.  Netmasks should be set on a
} per-interface basis, so you want /etc/sysconfig's ifconfig lines.
} 
} ifconfig_ed0="xxx.yyy.zzz.qqq netmask 255.255.255.0 ..."

I do not want to explicitly to use netmask x.x.x.y. Because the host may
have many network interfaces, and some of them will be dynamically changed.
I really want to have a file to contain all subnet masks for default setting.

BSD was using /etc/netmasks to do so. Does any one know what is right now?

Thanks,

-Jin