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From: cpw%sneezy@LANL.GOV (C. Philip Wood)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: gated/RIP info request
Message-ID: <8801150405.AA08093@sneezy.lanl.gov>
Date: 15 Jan 88 04:05:33 GMT
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< in reference to Sun's as gateways >

I know for sure that they only have one place in memory for a subnet mask.
Maybe, if you do not subnet, things work.

I also know that we have to trash (logically, for the indefinite future)
the IPC boards from Sun.   We have a class B subnetted with 6 bits for net
and 10 for host.  I know that's a strange way to subnet.  But, hey, that's
the way DEC does it!  We also have a Class C subnetted with 3 bits for subnet
and 5 bits for host (now thats more like it).  It cuts down on the plethora
of broadcasts/arps/rarps/ICMP-Redirects/ICMP-Mask-replys from every host known
to man, when ONE Sun client boots!

Oh, oh.  I'm beginning to feel stressed!  Is this time for a flame on banner?
No, I must maintain some kind of decorum.  I'll just cut the remainder of this
message, and save it for later.  Actually, its pretty good ..., nah.

One does have a choice though, there are other's out there that make real
IP routers.

Phil Wood  cpw@lanl.gov