What a joke... assigned an invalid IP

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Ja, what a joke iBurst has become.

I have just been assigned an invalid IP address... and I can do squat till I get home. Nothing works except http, all other pieces of software fall over because my IP address ends in 255!!!!!!!!:mad:
 
Howcome HTTP works then?

Broadcast address ... hmmmm ... the process of sending a packet to a switch with the destination marked as 255.255.255.255.
The swich must then forward it to all attached.
That is broadcast?
 
I don't know why HTTP works, probably a bug in Apache that happens to work in my favour.

What I do know is I cannot SSH in to rectify the situation so I will have to drive there and drop the line.

so you can use 1 to 254...
Click to expand...

Please tell iBurst that!

This proves they haven't a clue, and their equipment is malconfigured. Wouldn't surprise me at all that the so-called "dead IP" syndrome is also due to bad config on their equipment
 
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Iam also getting a 255 at the end of my IP and everything is fine , HTTP , smtp , pop3 , etc
 
hmm, are you sure you didn't just get cap of death'ed at the same time as you got the new IP :p

Atm I actually have a .250 IP, dangerously close..
 
From a non related thread about bunnies and butterflies ....

BROADCAST:
According to : http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:...ient=firefox-a

The ethernet broadcast address in hexadecimal is FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF. There are several types of IP broadcasting:

1. The IP limited broadcast address is 255.255.255.255. This broadcast is not forwarded by a router.
2. A broadcast directed to a network has a form of x.255.255.255 where x is the address of a Class A network. This broadcast may be forwarded depending on the router program.
3. A broadcast sent to all subnetworks. If the broadcast is 10.1.255.255 on network 10.1.0.0 and the network is subnetted with multiple networks 10.1.x.0, then the broadcast is a broadcast to all subnetworks.
4. A broadcast sent to a subnet in the form 10.1.1.255 is a subnet broadcast if the subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.

So ... in some cases, the 255 on the end is a problem. Somebody please help IBurst out.
/me learnt something new. Thanks.
 
An IP address using 255 can be totally valid if the address falls within a class b range of assignable addresses, Iburst is giving out class B's.
So unfortunately your problem lies elsewhere.
IE 164.2.3.255 is a valid address. There are small technical exceptions when using variable subnet lengths, but not in this case.
 
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I spoke to my employer's IT staff and they agree with me that I am right about this:

Yes it works... stuff works here, but when you are HOSTING stuff on yer iBurst link, you cannot:

- SSH in because PuTTY tells you the IP address is invalid
- Ping the fcuking box because the router or something somewhere refuses to respond.
- Retrieve e-mail from your box (Outlook Express refuses to connect straight away)

I didn't need any help thanks, I dropped the line and all stuff worked fine after that now that my IP doesn't end in 255. I wouldn't want help from people on this forum anyway. Too much "big winky" syndrome here.
 
Ey bud, no offence but you sound like the one suffering from big winky syndrome making posts and threads like this, if you knew anything about routing or networks then you would know you just totally made yourself out to be utterly stupid.
So, thanks for the insults, come back when you have a clue.
Hit me with another insult.
 
Looks like another chip broke off that big rock he's carrying and hit him on the shoulder yet again.:rolleyes: :eek:
 
Screw you man... I do happen to know enough about networks. I have found the lot on this forum are the ones who think they know it all but don't

I am not fluent in idiot
 
WTF happened here?!

stoke, glad to see you found the correct thread (even though your help wasn't needed apparently) :p
 
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