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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!EU.net!Norway.EU.net!uninett.no!news.global-one.no!not-for-mail From: Eivind Eklund <perhaps@yes.no> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: User PPP Date: 24 May 1997 05:36:27 +0200 Organization: GlobalOne Norway Lines: 17 Message-ID: <86d8qhzglg.fsf@bitbox.follo.net> References: <Pine.BSI.3.95.970519184616.5906A-100000@gold.interlog.com> <86g1vgfj10.fsf@bitbox.follo.net> <EAL93r.BH@sphynx.fdn.fr> <86yb97tiis.fsf@bitbox.follo.net> <5m3oci$ic4@ui-gate.utell.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: bitbox.follo.net In-reply-to: brian@shift.utell.net's message of 23 May 1997 09:35:14 GMT X-Newsreader: Gnus v5.1 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:41523 In article <5m3oci$ic4@ui-gate.utell.co.uk> brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers) writes: > > > > I've worked with netmasks from 22 to 29 bits - 8 addresses, 64 > > addresses, 256 addresses, 1024 addresses. They exists, and just about > > everything support it. A lot of things don't support non-continuous > > netmasks, though - FreeBSD included. > > Except for DNS reverse lookups. I did find a document on how this > can be achieved (some kind soul pointed me at it a while ago), but > AFAIK, the named that ships with FreeBSD doesn't support the syntax. I assume you misunderstood me? FreeBSD doesn't support it. AFAIR, the FreeBSD 'route' command don't properly support non-continuous netmasks - you can't remove them. Pretty bad for long-term use. Eivind.