i had this problem also.
i still don't understand why it's happening.
you might notice that i've added an IF_BROADCAST variable as
well to network.conf...
i dare say that with a class c netmask and a class a address ifconfig
will get your broadcast address wrong, also.
here's a bit of code that works around in /etc/init.d/network
echo -n "network: bringing $STATE interface $IFNAME on $IPADDR"
[ -n "$MASK" ] && echo -n " with netmask $MASK"
[ -n "$BROADCAST" ] && echo -n " with broadcast address $BROADCAST"
[ -n "$ETHER" ] && echo -n " (with hardware address $ETHER)"
echo
# what a weird bug: ifconfig complains "netmask... unknown host".
# ifconfig $IFNAME $IPADDR ${MASK:+netmask $MASK} ${ETHER:+hw $ETHER}
${BROADCAST:+broadcast $BROADCAST} $STATE
# but this works:
echo ifconfig $IFNAME $IPADDR ${MASK:+netmask $MASK} ${ETHER:+hw $ETHER}
${BROADCAST:+broadcast $BROADCAST} $STATE | sh
}
On Sat, Mar 24, 2001 at 05:34:15PM -0700, N. Sean Timm wrote:
> > network: bringing up interface eth0 on 63.194.213.179 with
> netmask
> 255.255.255.0
> > netmask 255.255.255.0: Unknown host
> > Usage:
> > ifconfig [-a] [-i] [-v] .....
>
> I am also getting this error message (but with netmask 255.255.255.248).
> Any chance of getting an advance copy of the updated /etc/init.d/network
> file? I've tried to play around with it with no luck so far...
>
> Thanks!
>
> - Sean T.
>
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