From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Aug 16 08:50:37 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id IAA21210 for questions-outgoing; Fri, 16 Aug 1996 08:50:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from horton.iaces.com ([204.147.87.98]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id IAA21154 for ; Fri, 16 Aug 1996 08:50:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from proot@localhost) by horton.iaces.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) id KAA03116; Fri, 16 Aug 1996 10:50:16 -0500 From: "Paul T. Root" Message-Id: <199608161550.KAA03116@horton.iaces.com> Subject: Re: Routed supports variable-length netmasks? To: joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de Date: Fri, 16 Aug 1996 10:50:16 -0500 (CDT) Cc: cshenton@it.hq.nasa.gov, questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <199608151953.VAA01985@uriah.heep.sax.de> from "J Wunsch" at Aug 15, 96 09:53:42 pm X-Organization: !nterprise Networking Services - ACES X-Phone: (612) 663-1979 X-Fax: (612) 663-8030 X-Page: (800) SKY-PAGE PIN: 537-7270 X-Address: 200 S. 5th St., Suite 1100 X-Address: Minneapolis, MN 55402 X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL25] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk 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