Erh, your actual and expected results are identical.

And secondly, you are using an unsupported kernel. Please reproduce
the problem with the latest errata kernel available via RHN.

Thanks,

Read ya, Phil

my actual and expected results are not identical.

my expected results is :

	inet 1.1.2.3/24 brd 1.255.255.255 scope global eth1 
	inet 1.1.2.8/32 scope global eth1 

but is not :

	inet 1.1.2.3/8 brd 1.255.255.255 scope global eth1 
	inet 1.1.2.8/24 scope global eth1 

    What I expected  are the masks is 24 for 1.1.2.3 and 32 for 
1.1.2.8; 
but what actually results are the masks is  8 for 1.1.2.3 and 24 for 
1.1.2.8. 

sorry, 
Maybe there exist other problem :
when add a address to a interface, e.g:
    #ifconfig eth0 1.1.2.3 netmask 255.255.255.0
then show the address :
    #ip addr ls dev eth0 
the result may like :
   inet 1.1.2.3/24 brd 1.255.255.255 scope global eth0
but i think that it should is: 
   inet 1.1.2.3/24 brd 1.1.2.255 scope global eth0

also, the mask has problem ?  

Can someone explain to me ? 

Thanks a lot.

Dag.Lee

sorry, 
In Additional Comment #3, 
I take the  boardcast for netmask. 




Dag.Lee

Broadcast adress is computed according to IP class and not according
to netmask. This bug is already fixed in ifconfig which now computes
broadcast adress from netmask. Workaround is simple, just specify
broadcast adress and netmask when setting up ip. For the first
described problem here, I've tested it here and I don't see the
problem. Seems to work fine, tested with net-tools-1.60-40 and
iproute-2.6.9-4 (041019).

to Radek Vokál : 
  Thank u for your reply.
  I tested with net-tools-1.60-40 and iproute-2.6.9-4 yesterday, but 
 the problem still exists.
 
   This  problem only occurs when config device multi  address used 
command ifconfig 
   & ip alternate .
   
   first . config device using command ifconfig : 
     	 ifconfig eth0 11.1.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 
11.1.1.255 
        now see the eth0 config using command ip : 
       	ip addr  ls dev eth0 
        the result is : 
      	 inet 192.168.100.169/24
        it's right .  
        
        
   second , add a ip (netmask is 32) to device using command ip:
   	ip addr add dev eth0 11.1.1.2/32
        now see the eth0 config using command ip :
        	ip addr ls dev eth0 
        the result is :
        	inet 11.1.1.1/24 
	inet 11.1.1.2/32 
        it's  correct too.
                
        
     third, config device using command ifconfig again: 
     	     ifconfig eth0 11.1.1.3 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 
11.1.1.255
           now see the eth0 config using command ip :
           	ip addr ls dev eth0 
           the result is:
           	inet 11.1.1.2/24 
	        inet 11.1.1.3/8 	
      It's error, the result isn't the result that I expect. 
      I expect results are :
     	       inet 11.1.1.2/32 
	       inet 11.1.1.3/24
	
BTW: I tested under RHAS3.0, but update iproute2 & net-tools packets.

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