panic? i386 on dell duo

[Michael Powell]

Gary Kline wrote:

[snip]
> 
> my network bud down in dallas is helping me get the dell as my
> new server.  my old hp kayak is from 1998 and on its death-bed.
> 
> okay: i have 7.2-R, i386.  installs fine.   jon horne changed the
> IP that the op sys | DHCP suite chose from 10.47.0.112 to
> 10.47.0.230.  i do not know why, but he change the ifconfig line in
> /etc/rc.conf from ="DHCP" to ="inet 10.47.0.230 netmask 10.0.0.255"
                                                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Can't speak to most of the post but this netmask certainly looks strange.

-Mike