Hi Elan, On Mon, 29 Nov 1999, Elan wrote: icimjs > Hi guys, icimjs > icimjs > I'm in the process of installing a lan based on SuSE Linux 6.2. I'm using icimjs > one of the computers as a gateway to the Internet on a dialup connection. icimjs > icimjs > When I start up a client machine on the network I get the boot time error icimjs > message: icimjs > Error while executing: /sbin/rout add -net 192.168.0.1 icimjs > netmask 255.255.255.0 dev eth0 icimjs > route: netask doesn't match rout address icimjs > Failed services in runlevel 2: route icimjs > icimjs > 1. Does this mean that I have to change the netmask to 255.255.255.255? icimjs > 2. Or something else? icimjs > 3. Whose netmask do have I to change? icimjs > 4. Where do I change the netmaks entry? icimjs > icimjs > TIA, icimjs > 192.168.0.1 is NOT a network!: it's a host. If you type 'man route' you will realize that either you want to add a network to the kernel routing table (then /sbin/route add -net 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 dev eth0 is mandatory) or a host (/sbin/route add -host 192.168.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.255 dev eth0). You can try from the console (just type the former lines and 'route del' as applicable) and later, you can see what it happens (netstat -r, ping,). Once you will be sure what the config you desire is, write it to "/etc/route.conf" note: be careful about the order you write the default route and outer network route: (here it is mine) 193.xxx.xxx.xxx 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 eth0 default 193.xxx.xxx.1 good luck jl icimjs > Elan icimjs > icimjs > icimjs > -- icimjs > To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com icimjs > For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com icimjs > Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/ icimjs > icimjs > ========== ____<E-MAILS>_____________________________ Jose Luis Garcia Pacheco | jlgp@jlgarciapacheco.virtualave.net | | jgarciay@supelec-rennes.fr | \|||||||/ |___<WEBS>_______________________________| < o o > | http://jlgarciapacheco.virtualave.net | \ o / |----------------------------------------| ---oOOo-------oOOo--- | 6, Av. de Belle Fontaine.Logement C-209| *ETSI. Telecom. Univ | 35510 Cesson-Sevigne. France. | Politecnica UPM. SPAIN |___<Tf.>________________________________| *SUPELEC (ISR). FRANCE |(33) [0]2-99-84-47-27 (local: 3209) | +----------------------------------------+ -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/