Bruce: From a terminal prompt, type in ifconfig to see the active TCP/IP setup. You'll see the Mask displayed. Scully -----Original Message----- From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of bruce Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 1:07 PM To: 'General Red Hat Linux discussion list' Subject: netmask question... i know this is basic.... i have a machine.. it has an ip address of 192.168.1.10...how do i know/find out what the netmask is...??? and what would i ever use the netmask for... is there some command that a user can issue to display it..?? is it something that the user sets up..?? thanks... -bruce -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list