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[Victor Leser <1965942@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:


I am using Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS

The page on this subject "Create a connection with a fixed IP address"
for 20.04 mentions in para 5. "Type in the IP Address and Gateway, as
well as the appropriate Netmask." I wanted to do this so that I can
provide a fixed IPv6 address for one of my computers.

The link to the documentation page is

    https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/ubuntu-help/net-fixed-ip-address.html.en

Netmask, which is not shown on the relevant part of the Ubuntu 20.04
Settings page, but there is a box headed "Prefix". Should this replace
the reference to Netmask?

** Affects: ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Netmask should be replaced by Prefix?

Status in ubuntu-docs package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  
  I am using Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS

  The page on this subject "Create a connection with a fixed IP address"
  for 20.04 mentions in para 5. "Type in the IP Address and Gateway, as
  well as the appropriate Netmask." I wanted to do this so that I can
  provide a fixed IPv6 address for one of my computers.

  The link to the documentation page is

      https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/ubuntu-help/net-fixed-ip-
  address.html.en

  Netmask, which is not shown on the relevant part of the Ubuntu 20.04
  Settings page, but there is a box headed "Prefix". Should this replace
  the reference to Netmask?

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