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Bug#416378: etch-installer suggests wrong gateway address (outside the net) if netmask is different from /24



reassign 416378 netcfg 1.36
severity 416378 minor
thanks

On Tuesday 27 March 2007 13:46, Sven Kloe wrote:
> If you install etch and your computer is for example in a 10.0.0.64/26
> network you enter the following: IP: 10.0.0.66
> Netmask: 255.255.255.192
> Then the debian installer suggests the following gateway address:
> Gateway 10.0.0.1
> which is outside the network.
> The installer should check for the first address in the network and use
> this as recommendation.

Yes, I guess that calculation could be improved. Reassigning this report 
to the netcfg component.



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