On Thu, 7 Oct 2021 at 10:53, <rhkra...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wednesday, October 06, 2021 11:15:11 AM Brian wrote: > > On Wed 06 Oct 2021 at 14:09:23 +0200, Pierre Frenkiel wrote: > > > > netmask 255.255.255.0 > > > gateway 192.168.1.1 > > > > Just in passing: The line with netmask 255.255.255.0 can be deleted. > > It is a deprecated option, as is broadcast. See #912220. > > Does that mean 255.255.255.0 is the default netmask?
The netmask has to be specified *somewhere*. My understanding is that either CIDR or 'netmask' is required to do that. Read about CIDR here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classless_Inter-Domain_Routing#CIDR_notation But others here are vastly more knowledgeable than I am about networks, so additions or corrections are welcome, as always :)
