From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 19:05:06 -0700
From: Kevin McQuiggin mcquiggi@sfu.ca
Subject: [9fans] Thanks, ip almost working!
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Hi Russ:

I just wanted to say thanks for your assistance. While I'm still having no
luck with my atapi CDROM drive, I _almost_ have ipconfig working! I tried a
second IDE controller tonight but cannot get it working with my motherboard
:-(

Time for "Plan B" for Plan 9: I'm addressing the CDROM problem by purchase
of a Buslogic 545C and a SCSI CDROM drive, I hope that this will allow me
to finish my installation.

For the ethernet card, I edited /lib/ndb/local and changed the "pc" entry
to the ip address and netmask for my machine. Problem is, even if I set the
netmask manually with

term% ip/ipconfig -m 255.255.255.248 192.75.246.246
                                 ^^^

the OS sees the netmask as a standard class C, i.e. 255.255.255.0.

While I can telnet to the other machines on my LAN, due to the incorrect
netmask I cannot get beyond my LAN, through my router, to anywhere else.

Any way to get the .248 netmask installed?

Kevin


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Kevin McQuiggin VE7ZD
mcquiggi@sfu.ca