On 10/05/14 09:52, Geoffrey Leach wrote:
NETMASK I can do. What's the function of PERFIX? I notice
refenences to $PREFIX in scripts in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts, but no definition (as
you observed) I did not define GATEWAY because there isn't one. The system in question
is a recorder for OTA HDTV.
Netmask and Prefix are generally redundant.
Prefix=number of bits in the Netmask
255.255.255.0 = FF.FF.FF.00 = 24 bits
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