On Thu, 2007-06-07 at 13:23 -0400, Derek Atkins wrote: > Quoting Dan Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > >> > - do static routes -always- have a netmask of 0xffffffff? > >> > >> -host routes do. -net routes do not. > > > > So would the patch need to do additional checking for the routes > > returned by the DHCP server to determine whether the last bit is 0 or > > something? If so, what netmask would be used instead? > > I'm afraid I didn't look at the patch, but how does a static route > have anything to do with DHCP? (Maybe I'd understand if I looked
The DHCP server can push static routes out the client just like it can push DNS servers or YP servers, I think. Dan > at the patch).. Generally when I think of static routes I think > "I know how to get to host X or net Y/Z" -- so if it's a static > host route I only need to know the host address, and if it's a static > network route I need the network and netmask. These numbers would > need to be part of the static route configuration. > > > Dan > > -derek > _______________________________________________ NetworkManager-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
