Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 14:44:23 -0800 From: "Jin Guojun[ITG]" <jin@george.lbl.gov> To: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: help on set netmasks Message-ID: <199701062244.OAA21797@george.lbl.gov>
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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
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