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To: patl@asimov.volant.org
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Subject: Re: Netmask in iijppp 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 17 Oct 1995 08:26:43 PDT."
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Date: Wed, 18 Oct 1995 23:32:51 +0100
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From: Gary Palmer <gary@palmer.demon.co.uk>
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patl@asimov.volant.org stands accused of writing in message ID
<9510171526.AA17317@asimov.volant.org>:
>Can I set the netmask in the ppp.conf or ppp.linkup file?  If so, how?
>If not, what is the right way/place to set a netmask for a tun device
>used as a full-time link?  As an occasional link?

If (like me) you are using dial-on-demand, the netmask is set (AFAIK)
by the mask used in the ``add 0 <mask> <router>'' statement. e.g. I
have:

 add 0 255.255.0.0 158.152.1.194

as my ISP runs a Class B network and I use 158.152.1.194 as my default
router... (I have a single IP allocated by my ISP, so I don't have to
worry a lot about subnetting. My ether is on a private IP range)

Gary