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From: michael butler <imb@asstdc.com.au>
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Subject: Re: Routed supports variable-length netmasks?
To: cshenton@it.hq.nasa.gov (Chris Shenton)
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 1996 05:03:14 +1000 (EST)
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> I'm having some routing weirdness and was wondering if routed supports
> these different-length netmasks? What version of RIP is it?
 
> If not, would gated do the trick?

Scrub using routed - as you've already gathered, it won't do VLSM. RIP-II
will but, really, OSPF is a far better way to go - faster convergence,
classless .. the whole kit .. gated will do either or both and even
propagate into RIP-I where "legacy support" is required for Livingston or
Cisco 100x boxes with a little care,

	michael