Date: Fri, 16 Aug 1996 13:59:24 -0400 (EDT) From: Mike Newell <mnewell@kaizen.net> To: "Paul T. Root" <proot@horton.iaces.com> Cc: joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de, cshenton@it.hq.nasa.gov, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Routed supports variable-length netmasks? Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.95.960816133918.11933F-100000@dada.kaizen.net> In-Reply-To: <199608161550.KAA03116@horton.iaces.com>
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On Fri, 16 Aug 1996, Paul T. Root wrote:
> 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).
Actually RIPv2 *does* carry the subnet masks and can be used on nets with
VLSMs [oooh neat - a new FLA! :-)]
> 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.
'cause we're using FreeBSD machines as dialup servers for a couple of
people, and they have subnets at home. So we're trying to support
[home LAN]---[fbsd host]
|
/
[dialup]
/
|
[home LAN]---[fbsd host]----/ISDN/-----[fbsd server]----[work LAN]
and other small connection options. We're only supporting two people,
both of whom already have FBSD boxes at home, via an already-sited FBSD
server at work. Seemed the easiest thing to do... :-)
Thanks,
Mike
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