The rip routes were learned over a link that was part of the same network as the ones listed and it had a 24 bit mask. If they were learned over a link that was not part of the same network they would have the classful mask 255.255.0.0 Hope that answers your question. Dan >From: "m. jean stockton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: "m. jean stockton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Sh ip route rip command >Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2000 23:10:21 -0400 > >why does the following result from the 'sh ip route rip' command when rip >is >classful? > > >R 172.16.55.0 [120/2] via 172.16.20.2 255.255.255.0, 00:00:14, >Serial0 >R 172.16.50.0 [120/2] via 172.16.20.2 255.255.255.0, 00:00:14, >Serial0 >R 172.16.30.0 [120/2] via 172.16.20.2 255.255.255.0, 00:00:14, >Serial0 >R 172.16.40.0 [120/2] via 172.16.20.2 255.255.255.0, 00:00:14, >Serial0 > >however, if you just use the 'sh ip route' command, the subnet mask does >not >appear. > >thanks > > >makeeda > >___________________________________ >UPDATED Posting Guidelines: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/guide.html >FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com >Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ___________________________________ UPDATED Posting Guidelines: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/guide.html FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

