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Re: PXE install, without internet?



On 05/02/14 01:03, Tom Furie wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 04, 2014 at 05:35:31PM +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote:
>>>> iface eth0 inet static address 172.16.4.104
>> 
>>>> netmask 255.255.248.0
>> 
>> Just in case it makes a difference - that's a /29 network i.e.
>> 192 possible hosts (32 subnets with 6 hosts each) unless that's
>> not
> 
> Easy mistake to make (I've made it myself more than once), but just
> for clarification that's a /21 network.

Indeed (easy), I had to look at that for a bit. That's 11 host bits,
not 3 (255.255.255.248) giving 2048 addresses - which 'may' make a
difference. From 1st coffee of the day memory (dodgy) that's a class B
instead of a C.

Thanks for the pointer, a full refund is on it's way to the OP now.


> 
> Cheers, Tom
> 


Kind regards


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