Greetings, I've had similar problems when your mask is different than the Class that it would normally be paired with. I've done the things suggested here, and ultimately added a command in the user_apps.dat file. ...regards Rob Brennen Shell Canada > -----Original Message----- > From: batesb@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:batesb@xxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 10:50 AM > To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [foxboro] (No Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 11:25:42 -0600 > > > > > > > > Thanks for the quick replies. > > I should have included some more details. I am setting a new > IP address and > netmask to le1( the second ethernet port). > > Jeremy, I changed the ipaddress in the host file, and I did > add a line in > /etc/netmasks <tab>ipaddress<255.255.255.192>, but when the > box boots up, > ifconfig -a indicates that le1 reverts back to netmask > 255.255.0.0 (with > the new IP address). > > I do not want to change the le0 settings. > > -Regards, Brian Bates. > > > > > > > "John Metsker" > > <John.Metsker@gen To: > <foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > mills.com> cc: > > Sent by: Subject: Re: > [foxboro] (No Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 11:25:42 -0600 > foxboro-bounce@fr > > eelists.org > > > > > > 11/14/2003 12:14 > > PM > > Please respond to > > foxboro > > > > > > > > > > Brian, > > The /etc/netmasks file is used to permanently set a netmask to an IP > address. It is best to use the mechanisms provide by the operating > system. > > It looks like you trying to set a netmask for nodebus > interface (le0) on > a 51A or 51B machine. Why do you want to do this? IA, by default > expects a class B netmask (255.255.0.0). > > John Metsker > General Mills, Inc. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Bates [mailto:batesb@xxxxxxxxxxx]=20 > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 11:10 AM > To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [foxboro]=20 > > > > > > > Hi list. > > I want to change the netmask on le0 to 255.255.255.192 > permanently on an > AW51. If I use ifconfig, it reverts back to 255.255.0.0 next reboot. > Their must be a better way than to make a startup scrip. Any ideas? > > > -Thanks in advance, Brian Bates. > > =20 > =20 > ______________________________________________________________ > _________ > This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by > Invensys Process > Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you > obtain here at > your own risks. Read > http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html > =20 > foxboro mailing list: > http://www.freelists.org/list/foxboro > to subscribe: = > mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Djoin > to unsubscribe: = > mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dleave > =20 > > > ______________________________________________________________ > _________ > This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by > Invensys Process > Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you > obtain here at > your own risks. Read > http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html > > foxboro mailing list: > http://www.freelists.org/list/foxboro > to subscribe: > mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join > to unsubscribe: > mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > _________ > This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by > Invensys Process > Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you > obtain here at > your own risks. Read > http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html > > foxboro mailing list: > http://www.freelists.org/list/foxboro > to subscribe: > mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join > to unsubscribe: > mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave > > _______________________________________________________________________ This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Invensys Process Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you obtain here at your own risks. Read http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html foxboro mailing list: http://www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join to unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave