Re: Network address problems
On Mon, Aug 31, 1998 at 12:43:45PM -0500, John Goerzen wrote:
> Hello,
>
> First let me explain my situation:
>
> My netblock extends from 206.53.111.224 to 206.53.111.239 where
> 206.53.111.224 is my "network" address (for the route table) and
> 206.53.111.239 is the broadcast address.
>
> I have been informed that there is no problem with putting a machine
> on 206.53.111.224 with "modern" software. So I tried that. I can
> successfully ping such a machine, but it cannot look up host names and
> the like. I cannot traceroute to it either -- complains of
> "permission denied" when I try.
You can't use the 1st and last IP address in your block. Those addresses
are 'sacred'. You only get 14 usable addresses out of your block of 16.
Tim
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