[K12OSN] Can't see internet on fresh 4.2.0 install SOLVED

David D. Nelson nelsda at yahoo.com
Mon Mar 21 20:24:22 UTC 2005


--- Les Mikesell <les at futuresource.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 2005-03-20 at 17:55, David D. Nelson wrote:
> > My ISP gave me a static IP of
> > x.x.x.162, a gateway of x.x.x.125 and a subnet
> mask of
> > 255.255.255.252.
> 
> Something is wrong with those values.  A
> 255.255.255.252
> netmask gives you 4 addresses with only 2 usable:
> .161 and
> .162.  Your gateway must be within the same subnet
> and the
> .125 address isn't.  Could the netmask have been
> 255.255.252.0?
> Or could .161 be the gateway?
> 

Since it is working with .125 as the gateway I assume
it is ok. Maybe, however, the ISP meant to say my
gateway was .161 and I'm using the wrong gateway. I'll
have to check into it.

Thank you.


David D. Nelson
nelsda at yahoo.com


		
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