From: Mark Buda <hermit@clark.net>
Date: 26 Jul 1999 11:35:29 -0400
>>>>> "Kaa" == [ Kaa ] <Kaa> writes:
Kaa> I have two machines plugged into a cable modem. Both have IP
Kaa> addresses provided by the ISP. One is 24.6.xxx.xxx, and the
Kaa> other is 24.5.xxx.xxx. [...] However the ISP says that the
Kaa> netmask for these addresses should be 255.255.255.0 [...]
Kaa> So, my question is: can I simply set the netmask to 255.0.0.0
Kaa> on both of them and put appropriate entries into the
Kaa> /etc/hosts file? Is this likely to break anything?
A better solution would probably be to leave the netmask as it is, but
set up a route on each machine telling it how to reach the other
machine, something like
route add -host other_machines_name gw this_machines_name
on each machine should work. Add this to /etc/init.d/network, or
wherever you keep that stuff.