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Manuel wrote: >Huh? With non-broken NICs that actually report their link status >properly, here's how it works in detail: > >1. User enters console "assign network ports" menu >2. User decides to use auto-detection and *duly reads the >instructions given* >3. User unplugs all NICs as per the instructions >4. User enters "a" for the LAN interface name to use auto-detection >........ >I can't see how I could simplify the auto-detection, given the >limited technical possibilities, so for the time being I just have to >assume that people who can't get it to work either use NICs that >don't report their link-up status properly or just didn't read the >instructions carefully enough. Unless of course there's a bug that >prevents it from working for some people. You know... now that I try to duplicate the problem I can't. I am fairly good at following instructions, so although i cant get it to do it again, I am fairly sure I had a problem the first time. Weird... >>Also, the font that displays the NIC names makes 1 (one) loook like >>l (L), and he was reading : >>x10 (x ten) >>instead of what was actually: >>xl0 (x L zero) > >On the console or in the webGUI? > On the console. >>Subnet mask examples: >>255.0.0.0 = /8 >>255.255.0.0 = /16 >>255.255.255.0 = /24 >>255.255.255.255 = /32 > >Here's what it says in the console menu "Set LAN IP address": >.... >Subnet masks are entered as bit counts (as in CIDR notation) in >m0n0wall. >e.g. 255.255.255.0 = 24 > 255.255.0.0 = 16 > 255.0.0.0 = 8 > >Enter the new LAN subnet bit count: >--- /me slaps himself on the forehead. Um yeah sorry.. its been a while since i looked at it. I was giving setup assistance over the phone.... evidently the person I was helping neglected to inform me that what I was explaining was written on the screen in front of him. /me slaps himself on the forehead, again. Now I'll just crawl back into my box and tape it up... _________________________________________________________________ Love Movies? You'll love HomeScreen. Rental DVDs - no late fees! Go to: http://www.ninemsn.homescreen.com.au/account/freetrial/?.promo=9msn_hotmail_ tagline |