Yes after changing the subnet mask to 255.255.0.0 it had worked .any explanation for this problem and solution?
Given below.
--- Sudev Barar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Thu, 2004-03-25 at 18:05, Srinivasa Rao wrote:
cable guys gateway 172.16.50.1 says network unreachable
the config of eth0 ip 172.16.12.146 subnet mask 255.255.255.0 default gateway 172.16.50.1
ip = 172.016.012.146 mask = 255.255.255.0
... means that only machines with the IP address of the form 172.16.12.xxx are directly reachable using your cable ethernet network. For machines of any other IP, the data has to go via your gateway.
However, your gateway itself has the IP 172.16.50.1, which cannot be reached directly by your machine. This causes your machine to give up trying to find a route to teh concerned machine.
Your gateway should atleast be directly reachable by your computer.
Using a mask of 255.255.0.0 means that any machine with the IP address of the form 172.16.xxx.xxx are directly reachable by your machine. This includes your gateway. That is why this netmask will work.
- Sandip
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