Brian, Eliminate the leading tab. The netmask is applied to the default "network" portion of your IP address, not the entire IP address. I do not know your IP, so I don't know if it is a native class b (first octet 128-191) or class c (first octet 191-223). Follow the example line in the /etc/netmasks file. For example, 151.128.0.0 255.255.255.0=20 (I am using Foxboro's default nodebus IP network address only as an example!!!) John Metsker General Mills, Inc -----Original Message----- From: Brian Bates [mailto:batesb@xxxxxxxxxxx]=20 Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 11:50 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. =20 "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 =20 foxboro-bounce@fr eelists.org =20 =20 11/14/2003 12:14 PM Please respond to foxboro =20 =20 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]=3D20 Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 11:10 AM To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [foxboro]=3D20 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. =3D20 =3D20 _______________________________________________________________________ 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 =3D20 foxboro mailing list: http://www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: =3D mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3D3Djoin to unsubscribe: =3D mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3D3Dleave =3D20 _______________________________________________________________________ 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=3Djoin to unsubscribe: = mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dleave =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