Craig wrote:
> Jim Dolson wrote:
> > we have an HP947LX and I currently make NSVT connections to it from
> > the pc's.  I am getting ready to connect to the internet and I'm
> > wondering how to subnet below 255.255.255.0 on the hp thru nmmgr in
> > the nNS section.  I havnt tried it yet, but the fact they want the ip
> > address network section separated from the host section with a space,
> > I cant quite figure out how to do it.  ie- 204.1.1 200  would be valid
> > for a mask of 255.255.255.0 but how would I display my ip address in
> > that format  a mask of 255.255.255.240 ?
> > any help would be appreciated
>
> The correct IP address format is C 204.1.1 200 even if you use a
> subnet mask of 255.255.255.240.  With a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0
> this is simply host 200 on network 0.  However with a subnet mask of
> 255.255.255.240 this becomes host 8 on subnet 192.  The IP address is
> always the same.  It is the "ANDING" ofthe subnet mask that makes the
> difference.
 
Additionally, all modern versions of NMMGR allow you to enter IP
addresses in normal dotted format such as "192.45.222.6" and when you
hit <ENTER> it will be converted into the goofy (and pointless) NMMGR
class/space format such as "C 192.045.222 006".
 
Another problem with NMMGR's displaying of leading zeros in the octets
that make up the address ("006" above for example) is that in most (but
not all) places in Unix, a leading zero causes the number to be treated
as OCTAL rather than DECIMAL. Until you learn this, you can stare for
hours at a bootptab or other Unix config file, wondering why it is not
working.
 
G.