Date: Fri, 16 Aug 1996 10:50:16 -0500 (CDT) From: "Paul T. Root" <proot@horton.iaces.com> To: joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de Cc: cshenton@it.hq.nasa.gov, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Routed supports variable-length netmasks? Message-ID: <199608161550.KAA03116@horton.iaces.com> In-Reply-To: <199608151953.VAA01985@uriah.heep.sax.de> from "J Wunsch" at Aug 15, 96 09:53:42 pm
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In a previous message, J Wunsch said: > > As Chris Shenton wrote: > > > I'm having some routing weirdness and was wondering if routed supports > > these different-length netmasks? What version of RIP is it? > > The routed in -current supports RIPv2. Variable Length Subnet Masks (VLSM) are advanced routing features RIP doesn't do them. To do VLSM you need to run OSPF or (better) EIGRP (which is cisco proprietary). > > If not, would gated do the trick? > > I think so. Gated does do OSPF. But the question is, why do you want to route with a workstation? If that's all you've got, then that's what you have to do. But if you have routers, then let routers route and let the Workstation do work, and use a default route. -- Paul T. Root E/Mail: proot@iaces.com 200 S. 5th St. Suite 1100 PAG: +1 (800) SKY-PAGE PIN: 537-7370 Minneapolis, MN 55402 WRK: +1 (612) 663-1979 NIC: PTR FAX: +1 (612) 663-8030
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