Re: Difference between 0.0.0.0/0 and 0.0.0.0/32

Hi Joe,

  Sorry I understood wrong ..Do you mean,0.0.0.0/32 will not even match all
routes in addition to default route.....So what will be the use of
0.0.0.0/32 ,to match a route 0.0.0.0 which having a prefix length as 32 ?

Thanks for the great help Joe

Regards
Anantha Subramanian Natarajan

On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 5:50 AM, Anantha Subramanian Natarajan <
anantha.natarajan_at_gravitant.com> wrote:

> Hi Joe,
>
> Awesome !!!!!!//Thank you very much
>
> So based on your test and explanation,is my understanding right that,
> 0.0.0.0/32 matches all routes *except *default route.Please correct me if
> I am wrong in understanding
>
> Once again thank you for your time
>
> Regards
> Anantha Subramanian Natarajan
>
> On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 12:57 AM, Joe Astorino <jastorino_at_ipexpert.com>wrote:
>
>> 0.0.0.0/0 le 32 <--- This matches ANY route. Basically the logic here is
>> "0 bits must match AND the subnet mask can be anything <= 32 bits (anything
>>
>> 0.0.0.0/0 <--- This matches ONLY the default route. The logic here is
>> that we are matching EXACTLY 0.0.0.0 with a mask of 0.0.0.0. Nothing more,
>> nothing less.
>>
>> 0.0.0.0/32 <--- Logically, this would match EXACTLY 0.0.0.0 with a mask
>> of 255.255.255.255. From my testing (see below) this does *NOT* match
>> every route. You will have to excuse the fact that tonight I have been
>> playing with VRFs...
>>
>>
>> *BEFORE applying the prefix-list called from a distribute-list in OSPF...
>> *
>> R1(config-router)#do sh ip route vrf VRF1 ospf
>>
>> Routing Table: VRF1
>>
>> 2.0.0.0/32 is subnetted, 1 subnets
>> O 2.2.2.2 [110/2] via 100.100.12.2, 00:01:39, FastEthernet0/0.12
>> 100.0.0.0/8 is variably subnetted, 6 subnets, 2 masks
>> O 100.100.56.0/24
>> [110/66] via 100.100.12.2, 00:01:39, FastEthernet0/0.12
>> O 100.100.200.2/32
>> [110/1] via 100.100.12.2, 00:01:39, FastEthernet0/0.12
>> O 100.100.200.4/32
>> [110/65] via 100.100.12.2, 00:01:39, FastEthernet0/0.12
>> O 100.100.200.5/32
>> [110/65] via 100.100.12.2, 00:01:39, FastEthernet0/0.12
>> O 100.100.200.6/32
>> [110/65] via 100.100.12.2, 00:01:39, FastEthernet0/0.12
>> 4.0.0.0/32 is subnetted, 1 subnets
>> O 4.4.4.4 [110/66] via 100.100.12.2, 00:01:39, FastEthernet0/0.12
>> 5.0.0.0/32 is subnetted, 1 subnets
>> O 5.5.5.5 [110/66] via 100.100.12.2, 00:01:39, FastEthernet0/0.12
>> 6.0.0.0/32 is subnetted, 1 subnets
>> O 6.6.6.6 [110/66] via 100.100.12.2, 00:01:39, FastEthernet0/0.12
>> 7.0.0.0/32 is subnetted, 1 subnets
>> O 7.7.7.7 [110/67] via 100.100.12.2, 00:01:42, FastEthernet0/0.12
>>
>>
>> *Now, we create and apply the prefix-list...*
>>
>> ip prefix-list foo seq 5 permit 0.0.0.0/32
>>
>> *Apply to the OSPF process and check the routing table...*
>>
>> R1(config)#router ospf 1
>> R1(config-router)#distribute-list prefix foo in
>> R1(config-router)#do sh ip route vrf VRF1 ospf
>>
>> Routing Table: VRF1
>>
>> *You see we have NO OSPF learned routes...and that below the entire
>> routing table shows only connected routes...*
>>
>> R1(config-router)#do sh ip route vrf VRF1
>>
>> Routing Table: VRF1
>> Codes: C - connected, S - static, R - RIP, M - mobile, B - BGP
>> D - EIGRP, EX - EIGRP external, O - OSPF, IA - OSPF inter area
>> N1 - OSPF NSSA external type 1, N2 - OSPF NSSA external type 2
>> E1 - OSPF external type 1, E2 - OSPF external type 2
>> i - IS-IS, su - IS-IS summary, L1 - IS-IS level-1, L2 - IS-IS
>> level-2
>> ia - IS-IS inter area, * - candidate default, U - per-user static
>> route
>> o - ODR, P - periodic downloaded static route
>>
>> Gateway of last resort is not set
>>
>> 1.0.0.0/32 is subnetted, 1 subnets
>> C 1.1.1.1 is directly connected, Loopback1
>> 100.0.0.0/24 is subnetted, 1 subnets
>> C 100.100.12.0 is directly connected, FastEthernet0/0.12
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 1:02 AM, Anantha Subramanian Natarajan <
>> anantha.natarajan_at_gravitant.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Khurram,
>>>
>>> Thank you for clarifying .....So 0.0.0.0/0 le 32 is equal to 0.0.0.0/32?
>>>
>>> Thank You
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Anantha Subramanian Natarajan
>>>
>>> On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 11:59 PM, Khurram Noor <
>>> engr.khurramnoor_at_googlemail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> > 0.0.0.0/0 means (0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0) only default route where as
>>> 0.0.0.0/32means (0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255) all routes.
>>> >
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