From: Atif Awan (atifawan@xxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Fri Apr 27 2001 - 15:53:55 GMT-3
And where did i say that it will ? I think you mis understood ... read it
again ...
>From: gb@mail.multiservice.cc
>Reply-To: <gb@mail.multiservice.cc>
>To: "Atif Awan" <atifawan@hotmail.com>, <ccielab@groupstudy.com>,
><radhaccie@hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: ip classless
>Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 11:24:19 -0400
>
>That is not exactly true. Without ip classless a router will not use a
>default route if the destination is in the same CLASSFULL network as one of
>the routers interfaces.
>
>IE
>
>if you have routes for 10.1.1.0/24 and an interface with address
>10.1.2.1/24
>and a packet with destination of 10.1.3.0/24 that packet would be dropped
>before it is forwarded to the default gateway.
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Atif Awan" <atifawan@hotmail.com>
>To: <radhaccie@hotmail.com>; <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
>Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 2:57 PM
>Subject: Re: ip classless
>
>
> > This command changes the router's lookup algorithm. No doubt OSPF is a
> > classless protocol but it only provides the router with the routes, it
>does
> > not in any way affect the way a router determines how to forward packets
>(
> > that is using the classful or the classless algorithm ).
> >
> > >From: "radha rani" <radhaccie@hotmail.com>
> > >Reply-To: "radha rani" <radhaccie@hotmail.com>
> > >To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> > >Subject: ip classless
> > >Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 10:00:06 -0400
> > >
> > >I have a question re: ip classless. My understanding is that if there
>is
> > >no
> > >specific route for a subnet in the routing table, this command allows
>the
> > >router to forward packets to unknown destinations using the default
>route.
> > >This being the case when the destination is a subnet of a network which
>is
> > >known to the router.
> > >
> > >My question is : since OSPF is a classless protocol, why do I need this
> > >command to have the router forward packets using the default route. I
>see
> > >this all the time where the router will not utilize the default route
>until
> > >this command is added.
> > >
> > >I can unserstand needing it with IGRP/RIP but why with OSPF?
> > >
> > >Can someone expalin. Thanks so much.
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