On Tue, 9 Jun 1998, Hamish Moffatt wrote: > bash-2.00# ifconfig eth0 203.14.18.1 netmask 255.255.255.128 broadcast > 203.14.18.127 > SIOCSIFNETMASK: Invalid argument > > It doesn't work on 2.0.32 either, I just discovered. > > > Thanks to everyone who has replied. Any other ideas?
It's a long shot but what does the rest of what would be your /etc/init.d/network say? I only ask because you've played around with newer kernels which do things differently in this file. Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]