I have a Novell server running Netware 5 for a school, and I have come across a serious problem. The school network has a subnet mask of 255.255.248.0, but the Novell server will not let me change it to that, since it will say that it is less than the default of 255.255.255.0. The main problem about this is that since the school network's subnet mask is different, some of the computers cannot see the Tree of the server to log in. The school's subnet cannot be changed to 255.255.255.0 because the network is too large for a Class B network. How do I override Novell to allow a subnet of 255.255.248.0? Also, it seems that the inetcfg.nlm file is missing. How can I replace it?

What you would like to do, is generally not possible, because subnetting depends on the standard subnet mask for class A, B and C networks. For explanation: Class A: Standard Subnet Mask: 255.0.0.0 Class B: Standard Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0 Class C: Standard Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 For subnetting, you'll use some bits from the client part (the 0 in the subnet mask) for the network mask. E.g. You can subnet a class B net like this: 172.16.0.0 to 172.16.7.255 with a subnet mask of: 255.255.248.0 If you want to calculate a subnet, try the following web address: http://www.subnetmask.info/ Paul