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hi, i m using suse 8,2 personal, and i connect to the internet threw my network card. my configuration is the following:
ip: 166.166.10.130
gateway: 166.166.10.1
DNS/nameserver: 166.166.10.1 and there's domain search that i put linux ( never used that in windows )
subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
konqueror and Amsn works with applying 166.166.10.1:8080 proxy...
but xchat can't connect:
Looking up irc.freenode.net..
--- Connecting to zelazny.freenode.net (140.211.166.3) port 6667..
--- Connection failed. Error: Network is unreachable
yesterday it worked somehow, i don't know....
any suggestions ? ( there are socks proxies, it works fine from windows )
Distribution: SuSE Linux Open/Enterprise, Red Hat, Ubuntu
Posts: 147
Rep:
I dont know if this will solve your problem but I noticed in you post that you stated your subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. That default subnet mask is wrong for the IP address your using.
For every IP address there is a common or default subnet mask used.
3 Common class types:
IP Address
Class A: 1-127
Class B: 128-191
Class C: 192-255
Default Subnet Mask
Class A: 255.0.0.0
Class B: 255.255.0.0
Class C: 255.255.255.0
your IP address falls in the B class category because it starts with the network ID 166.166.x.x. Therefore its default subnet mask is 255.255.0.0.
Maybe this will solve your problem. Just making a clarification. You may have written the wrong subnet mask by accident in your post.
i tried to fix the subnet, same error....
and no, i don't have a proxy set in xchat... it worked yeserday, somehow, but after that it didn't....
plz help... i tried in windows, it works, and without proxy too
>That default subnet mask is wrong for the IP address your using.
No it isn't. That ip is in a /9 block owned by Service Provider Corporation, 442 Route 202-206 North, Bedminster, NJ
SPC's network administrator can devide that block up into subnet in any way he likes.
>For every IP address there is a common or default subnet mask used.
No there is not.
>3 Common class types:
You are years out of date. Havn't you heard of CIDR?
Michom, what is the box at 166.166.10.1 ? If that box is forwarding packets to the internet then your application should work without a proxy setting. Maybe you ned to talk to your network administrator.
ok, i figured out the solution, but its not practical....
when i boot, i go to the dns and host name configuration, where i have 166.166.10.1 and in suse there's the domain search, i have it local... when i boot, i change that to linux, it works, when i reboot, it doesnt work, i have to change it to something else.... its weird for me, but there should be an answer somewhere....
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