Re: Problems configuring eth0 properly

[Steven Pritchard <steve@silug.org>]

Just a tip...  When setting up a private network, don't just pick IPs
at random.  RFC 1918 sets aside the following blocks for private use:

     10.0.0.0        -   10.255.255.255  (10/8 prefix)
     172.16.0.0      -   172.31.255.255  (172.16/12 prefix)
     192.168.0.0     -   192.168.255.255 (192.168/16 prefix)

tskinner@globaleyes.net said:
> I am using Red Hat v4.2 and recently added it onto a machine connected to
> a local network I have at home. The distant machine on the network is a
> Windows 95 machine configured for the ip address of 90.0.0.2 (netmask
> 255.0.0.0). I configured my Linux system as ip 90.0.0.1 netmask 255.0.0.0,
> gateway 255.255.255.254 (default). When I try to connect from the Win95
> machine to the linux system all connections timeout; similarly, on the
> linux system, when attempting to connect to the win95 machine (running a
> ftp daemon), I get the message : No route to host. I have confirmed that my
> ethernet card is working properly. The kernel intializes it without
> problems (netstat -i reports eth0 is active). Anyone have an idea what my
> problem could be with my current config on the Linux system?
> 	BTW, I tried changing my gateway to 90.0.0.1 with no luck. Any ideas or
> tips would be greatly appreciated!

Steve
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