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From: mminnich@UDEL.EDU (Mike Minnich)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: question about /etc/route
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Date: 5 Feb 88 14:47:08 GMT
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> # route add 128.174.22 mygateway 3
> produces a netstat -r -n output:
> 128.174.0.22  128.174.20.77   UGH  

You need to force the interpretation of 128.174.22 as a network address 
rather than as a host address.  Do this by using the keyword "net" in front
of 128.174.22:

route add net 128.174.22 mygateway 3

The manual page in Sun/OS 3.4 (and I suspect 3.3 as well) for /etc/route 
does not explain this -- it seems to be out of sync with the installed binary.

mike