[pptp-server] Wrong netmask

[Giulio Orsero]

On Sun, 14 Jan 2001 20:24:27 +0100 (MET), you wrote:

>Hello,
>> We renumbered our lan to make win9x chose 255.255.255.0 :(
>In which way did you renumber your lan to make win9x using
>the netmaske 255.255.255.0 ?
>In which case is win9x using the 255.255.255.0 netmask?

It seems win9x follows the old classful way of calculating the netmask
based on the ip address.
We had 10.x.x.x (but with 255.255.255.0), which is class A, and it used
to choose 255.0.0.0 (default netmask for class A).
Now we have 192.168.x.x, which is class C, and it chooses 255.255.255.0.

You have 172, which should be class B, and so it chooses 255.255.0.0
(default netmask for class B).

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