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Subject: Re: 14.1-R rc.conf/ifconfig netmask issue was really hard to figure
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From: Bob Bishop <rb@gid.co.uk>
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Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2024 14:48:32 +0100
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Hi,

> On 12 Jun 2024, at 12:28, Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> wrote:
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> Defaulting to a /8 netmask for 192.168.x.y does not make *any* sense ever.

+1

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Bob Bishop
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