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Subject: Re: Remove route 0.0.0.0&0x1
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>> [...]
>>
>> route add -net 192.168.0.100 192.168.0.200 255.255.255.255 1
>>
>> Destination Gateway Flags Refs Use Netif Expire
>> 0.0.0.0&0x1 192.168.0.200 UGS 0 0 bge
> Try:
> route delete 0.0.0.0 -netmask 0.0.0.1
>   
It worked!


> [...]
> A 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.1 route matches every IP with bit 0 clear and is
> half the size of a 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0 route - which is pretty big.
> Something like:
> 0.0.0.0
> 0.0.0.2
> 0.0.0.4
> ...
> 255.255.255.252
> 255.255.255.254
>
> HTH, Nikos
>   
I agree. What I don't understand is how the command I typed could become 
0.0.0.0/0.0.0.1 in the routing table.

Thank you,
Tobias.