Hi, this is a tangent, but if you want a really handy tool for your box, grab a copy of ipcalc (it's in most package managers):
http://jodies.de/ipcalc I use this whenever I need to spot-check my guesses at CIDR notation. -- HARDY POTTINGER <pottinge...@umsystem.edu> University of Missouri Library Systems http://lso.umsystem.edu/~pottingerhj/ https://MOspace.umsystem.edu/ "I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it." --Pablo Picasso On 9/12/13 11:37 AM, "Mark H. Wood" <mw...@iupui.edu> wrote: >On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 06:32:45PM +0800, Nemiz, Elvi wrote: >> Lastly, in >> authentication-ip.cfg, what is the correct syntax for specifying ip >>range? >> If for example our ip range is 203.xxx.xx.129 to 203.xxx.xx.142? I tried >> using 203.xxx.xx.129/142 and I get Malformed *IP range* specified for >>group >> error. > >This part I can answer. See: > > >https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSDOC3x/Authentication+Plugins#Authenti >cationPlugins-ConfiguringIPAuthentication > >You seem to be trying to use CIDR notation. That doesn't directly >indicate the range; the number after the slash is the number of >leading one bits in the mask. So, 203.xxx.xx.129/142 is impossible, >as there are not 142 bits in an IPv4 address, and that isn't what you >meant anyway. You may need to figure out a set of masked addresses, >of which the union is the entire set of addresses that you permit. > >I'm not quite sure what you mean by "203.xxx.xx.129 to >203.xxx.xx.142". Are the "xxx" and "xx" "don't care" bits? > >If the permitted set is very small, you could just specify each >address individually. > >-- >Mark H. Wood, Lead System Programmer mw...@iupui.edu >Machines should not be friendly. Machines should be obedient. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ How ServiceNow helps IT people transform IT departments: 1. Consolidate legacy IT systems to a single system of record for IT 2. Standardize and globalize service processes across IT 3. Implement zero-touch automation to replace manual, redundant tasks http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=51271111&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ DSpace-tech mailing list DSpace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech List Etiquette: https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSPACE/Mailing+List+Etiquette
