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From: oleary@noc.sura.net (dave o'leary)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: An INTERESTING problem
Summary: OSPF can do it!!
Keywords: OSPF, variable length subnets
Message-ID: <1991Jan11.031048.15159@noc.sura.net>
Date: 11 Jan 91 03:10:48 GMT
References: <9101100248.AA01030@desktalk.desktalk.com>
Organization: SURAnet, College Park, MD
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In article <9101100248.AA01030@desktalk.desktalk.com> rlg@desktalk.com (Richard L. Gralnik) writes:
>Hi everyone,  
>
>We are trying to make efficient use of a Class B address in a situation where
>the standard procedure wastes roughly half the available addresses.  Any
>thoughts on our proposed solution(s) or others of your own devising would be
>greatly appreciated.
>
[Typical scenario where variable length subnets are desirable deleted]

>	2.  Use different size subnet masks for the serial lines than for
>		the office subnets.  We don't think the routers will like
>		this very much.
>

OSPF can deal with variable length subnet masks, now that most of
the major router vendors are committed to implementing it, there
shouldn't be any problem.... :-)

					dave