Class C subnetting and Novell TCP/IP

> Guys,
> 
> Can any of you experts confirm/deny the suspicion voiced here about
> Novell's less than useful abilities in subnettting?
> 
> I found it difficult to believe but, if true, it's a significant
> failing -- perhaps not so much in our community as elsewhere.
> 
> Comments welcome. Please reply to me DIRECT as I'm not on the ning list.
> 
> Thanks,
> Bob Day
> 
Bob,
we use class C subnetting (on a subnetted class B network) and have for some 
time with packet drivers and LAN WorkPlace for DOS.  What it doesn't do is arp 
properly and we have to use proxyarp.
John
extract from autoexec.ncf:

file server name CHARLIE
ipx internal net 86974c03
lo...
load ne3200 frame=ethernet_ii slot=8 name=accente
load c:smce32 frame=ethernet_ii port=1810 slot=1 name=519e
load c:smce32 frame=ethernet_ii port=1820 slot=1 name=473475e
load ne3200 frame=ethernet_ii slot=7 name=471480e
bind ipx to accente frame=ethernet_ii net=5
bind ipx to 519e frame=ethernet_ii  net=519
bind ipx to 473475e frame=ethernet_ii  net=473475
bind ipx to 471480e ethernet_ii net=471480
load tcpip forward=yes rip=off 
load bootpfwd 134.151.79.14
bind ip to accente mask=255.255.255.192 addr=134.151.76.3 gate=134.151.79.27
bind ip to 473475e mask=255.255.255.192 addr=134.151.76.131
bind ip to 471480e mask=255.255.255.192 addr=134.151.76.67
bind ip to 519e mask=255.255.255.192 addr=134.151.76.195
rem load netshld load
load remote everest786
load rspx
load rdate /p 60 /v 1 134.151.79.14
rem load pserver charlie_qs1
load monitor p ns
mount all
load mercury
load mercurys
load mercuryc
load lpr 4f142932 verbose


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