Re: 2.1.15 vs. "route"

The Deviant (deviant@pooh-corner.com)
Sun, 15 Dec 1996 18:56:19 +0000 (GMT)


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On Sun, 15 Dec 1996, A.N.Kuznetsov wrote:

>
> >
> > random:~# route add 0.0.0.0 gw 152.52.28.23 netmask 0.0.0.0 ppp0
> >
> > it adds it as 255.255.255.255 (which isn't correct).
> >
>
> You forgot -net.
>
> "route add -net 0.0.0.0 netmask 0.0.0.0" is exacly the same
> thing as "route add default".
>
> Well, the only difference is that "route add default" will warn
> about netmask.
>
> Alexey Kuznetsov.

Yes, but if I specifically specify "netmask 0.0.0.0" it should use that,
not FFFFFFFF.

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