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Date:      Tue, 06 Apr 2004 15:27:36 +0200
From:      Anders Lowinger <anders.lowinger@packetfront.com>
To:        Andre Oppermann <andre@freebsd.org>
Cc:        net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: do we support non contiguous netmasks ?
Message-ID:  <4072B048.2000509@packetfront.com>
In-Reply-To: <4072AA91.DA00A9F3@freebsd.org>
References:  <20040331005914.A6934@xorpc.icir.org> <40712A8F.9000704@packetfront.com> <40716208.808CF084@freebsd.org> <4072916D.101@packetfront.com> <40729B7A.2C984BD3@freebsd.org> <4072A169.9010206@packetfront.com> <4072AA91.DA00A9F3@freebsd.org>

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> You are right.  I was looking to quickly.  However at least my Cisco
> doesn't like it: "Bad mask 0xFFFFFD00 for address", IOS 12.2(10).

As I mentioned in my first email, Cisco only supports contignous netmasks.

I was just trying to elaborate on when/why non-contignous netmasks
would be good to have. I'm pretty sure no-one is using them....

> Never heard of that (only supernets/subnets with respect to classful
> notation), never done it and at least my Cisco 7500 doesn't like it.
> So I doubt others have got their Cisco to like it.

Correct.
This is one of the first thing they mention in the manuals.

/Anders



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