** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu)
Importance: Low => Undecided
** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Invalid
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O.K., and after some reading about IPv6, I agree with Manfred.
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Title:
Netmask should be replaced by Prefix?
To manage notifications about this
My understanding was that the limits for directly reachable computers in
IPv4 is called "netmask" and in IPv6 the equivalent is called "prefix".
gnome-comtrol-center 1:3.36.5-0ubuntu3 on Ubuntu focal correctly shows
these different labels for manual settings in IPv4 and IPv6.
In my opinion the
** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Low
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Title:
Netmask should be replaced by Prefix?
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Thanks Doug. In that case this is a Settings bug, and an upstream issue
should go here:
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-control-center/-/issues
** Also affects: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Netmask is the correct term. I don't currently have a desktop running to
see what is being referred to by prefix.
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Title:
Netmask should be
Thanks for your report.
Indeed it looks like it should be changed either on net-fixed-ip-
address.page or Settings.
The page is an upstream GNOME Help one. It would be great if you could
call upstream's attention to the inconsistency by submitting an issue:
