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From: "Raymundo M. Vega" <RaymundoVega@home.com>
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Subject: Re: Two IP addresses for one interface
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> Thats what I've been trying ...... FreeBSD accepts that no problem,
> but the remote Win98 system complains that 255.255.255.255  is an
> illegal netmask.
 
> The IPs aren't on same subnet though .... the initial one is a
> public one with subnet 255.255.255.248 & the second is private
> (192.168.0.1).I've tried various netmasks including 255.255.255.0
> (FreeBSD complained that the remote IP (192.168.0.2) was not in
> same subnet & 255.255.255.255 (Windows complained about illegal
> netmask)


Some TCP/IP stacks are broken, I will try the address
192.168.1.1 and 192.168.1.2 with netmask 255.255.255.0
on that network.

suerte

raymundo


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