orgren@RTC.RESTON.UNISYS.COM (Paul Orgren) (06/29/90)
Our site is converting from Class C to Class B Internet addresses, and I
am trying to determine from the documentation what has to be done in the
Explorer namespace definition to accomodate the change. We will be using
one byte (8 bits) to specify subnets.
Our TCP/IP User's Guide says on page A-7 that after entering a second
IP address for a host in the namespace editor, we will be asked
"This host has more than one ip address, and will therefore be used
as a gateway. Is is subnetted? (Yes or No)"
If we answer yes, then we will be prompted for the number of subnet bits,
and based on the answer, a new attribute named :IP-ADDR-SUBNET-BITS will
automatically be created. This all sounds very straightforward;
unfortunately, it does not happen -- we are not prompted for anything
after entering a second IP address.
We tried manually entering a value for IP-ADDR-SUBNET-BITS (which did
not show up on the attribute menu when we selected "Add Attribute"),
but it did not work (that is, we could get to things on our own
stretch of cable, but not to any other local subnets).
I also noticed that there is a namespace class :NETWORK, which is
undocumented in our documents (for Release 6.0). When I add
an object of that type, and name it IP, there is an attribute called
INTERNET-SUBNET-MASKS to be defined. When adding to that group, it
prompts for 32-bit network address and Subnet bits. I tried specifying
"128.126.0.0" and "255.255.255.0", respectively, for those; that did not
work.
Has anyone successfully added Explorers to a class B or A network with
subnets? If so, how did you do it? Our documentation is either
wrong or incomplete.
Thanks.
Paul Orgren (orgren@rtc.reston.unisys.com) (703) 620-7926
Unisys Reston Technology Center