From: Ademola Osindero (ademolaosindero@xxxxxxxxx)
Date: Fri Aug 03 2001 - 06:33:30 GMT-3
Packets are normally forwarded based on destination
network addresses in the routing table. Truly, host
addresses are advertised in the routing table but try
advertising them in BGP. They only go if you advertise
the classful network they belong to. Why won't they
just advertise when u use the whole host address?
--- jonatale@earthlink.net wrote:
> it is a host route: "this host is here" --- what is
> dazzling???
>
> Ademola Osindero wrote:
>
> > I am more than surprised at your claim. Do you
> have
> > any explanation for the host 255.255.255.255? I am
> > still dazzled on how host masks really work (for
> > instance ip add 14.1.2.30 255.255.255.255) and now
> I
> > am seeing another one.
> >
> > --- "SPIKKER,FRED (HP-Netherlands,ex1)"
> > <fred_spikker@hp.com> wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > When looking at suppress maps for BGP, I ran
> into an
> > > ACL-line that I find
> > > hard to understand (though it works!).
> > > Can anyone try to explain this to me?
> > >
> > > "access-list 110 deny ip any host
> 255.255.255.255"
> > >
> > > I would translate it into english like: "deny
> from
> > > any source to a host with
> > > dest. ip address 255.255.255.255."
> > >
> > > Apparently, it should be something like: " deny
> any
> > > source with SN mask of
> > > 255.255.255.255"
> > >
> > > I could learn this line by heart for
> implementing
> > > suppress maps, but rather
> > > understand what I'm doing..
> > >
> > > So please let me know.
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > Fred.
> > > **Please
> > > read:http://www.groupstudy.com/list/posting.html
> > >
> >
>
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