Re: Creating a static ethernet connection, once again

Allegedly, on or about 07 October 2014, Lars E. Pettersson sent: That depends on network configuration (where your netmask is), and what hardware (if any) is between devices. With a netmask of 255.255.255.0 those are two different networks, and connection attempts across the divide would go through your gateway (even if they really didn't need to, such as if you had all of your networked devices on the one ethernet switch). But, with a netmask of 255.255.0.0, they're all considered to be on the same network, and will try to connect directly between themselves. If, however, there's something in between (such as a router), then connections won't work, unless the router is configured to suit that netmask, too. -- [tim@localhost ~]$ uname -rsvp Linux 3.9.10-100.fc17.x86_64 #1 SMP Sun Jul 14 01:31:27 UTC 2013 x86_64 All mail to my mailbox is automatically deleted, there is no point trying to privately email me, I will only read messages posted to the public lists. George Orwell's '1984' was supposed to be a warning against tyranny, not a set of instructions for supposedly democratic governments. ZNQR LBH YBBX