Re: (PM) PM3 OSPF problemo

Tom (tom@sdf.com)
Wed, 29 Jul 1998 09:50:34 -0700 (PDT)

On Wed, 29 Jul 1998, Russell Heilling wrote:

> It looks like you have set an assigned address as xxx.yyy.zzz.1 with
> a pool-size of 62, if you want it to advertise the /26 you need to
> set the assigned to xxx.yyy.zzz.0 with a pool size of 64, it will
> assign .0 as a host but will handle it (unlike USR TC racks which
> barf on the .0)

I wouldn't do that. Although the PM3 has no problem handling and
routing .0 addresses, you can't count on every router in the world doing
that.

I would instead leave the first subnet of a class available for a LAN
user, and start at the next subnet.

> ---
> Russell Heilling - Technical Manager - NetDirect Internet Ltd
> Tel: +441812937000 email:russellh@netdirect.net.uk Fax: +441812936000
> "That which doesn't kill you will make you bitter and cynical"

Tom

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