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Old 11-08-2005, 09:14 AM   #1
johnnybhoy67
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ifconfig problem in KNOPPIX 3.8.1

Hi All,

I have a problem trying to set up my eth0 with ifconfig command as follows:

ifconfig -a eth0 add xxx.xxx.xx.xxx netmask 255.255.255.0

Coming back with error message "SIOCSIFNETMASK: Cannot assign requested address"

Any Tips?

J
 
Old 11-08-2005, 09:21 AM   #2
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Give it a shot using ifconfig eth0 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/24
the /24 is the equivilant of 255.255.255.0. That might solve your issue.
 
Old 11-08-2005, 09:32 AM   #3
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Got a new error message after trying the suggestion from issinho.

"192.168.12.112/24 Host Name Lookup Failure"

Ideas?

J
 
  


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