HP 2520 poe switch ip configuration trouble

Question

I'm configuring an HP 2520 switch by CLI menu interface and i get an error trying to setting this ip config:

default gw: 10.0.0.254 switch ip: 10.0.255.5 subnet-m: 255.255.0.0

The error simply tells: "Unable to set" refering to the default gw.

If i run this command:

vlan 1 ip address 10.0.255.5 255.255.0.0

I get:

10.0.255.5/16: Inconsistent value.

Do you know what's wrong with my ip?

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 08 '12 at 11:56

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It probably hates your use of 255 as your switch's third octet, I know I do, try 254 as a quick test.

answered Nov 08 '12 at 11:56

Chopper3

You're right it works... but what's wrong with that 255? – Tobia Nov 08 '12 at 12:04
255 is broadcast in IP land – Chopper3 Nov 08 '12 at 12:21
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That's weird because with a /16 10.0.255.5 is a perfectly valid host address. 10.0.255.255 would be the broadcast address for that network. – joeqwerty Nov 08 '12 at 14:33

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