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Re: basic tcp ip command (route) acts weirdly!!



On Tue, Jan 27, 2004 at 09:03:26AM -0800, Sony Lloyd wrote:
> route add -host 192.168.1.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 eth0 and it gives me error "Usager: inet_route [-vF ] add {host|-net} target [gw GW] [metric M] [netmask N] [mss MSS] ..etc "

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| % route add -host 192.168.1.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 eth0
| route: netmask 000000ff doesn't make sense with host route
| Usage: route [-nNvee] [-FC] [<AF>]           List kernel routing tables
|        route [-v] [-FC] {add|del|flush} ...  Modify routing table for AF.
| 
|        route {-h|--help} [<AF>]              Detailed usage syntax for specified AF.
|        route {-V|--version}                  Display version/author and exit.
| 
|         -v, --verbose            be verbose
|         -n, --numeric            don't resolve names
|         -e, --extend             display other/more information
|         -F, --fib                display Forwarding Information Base (default)
|         -C, --cache              display routing cache instead of FIB
| 
|   <AF>=Use '-A <af>' or '--<af>'; default: inet
|   List of possible address families (which support routing):
|     inet (DARPA Internet) inet6 (IPv6) ax25 (AMPR AX.25) 
|     netrom (AMPR NET/ROM) ipx (Novell IPX) ddp (Appletalk DDP) 
|     x25 (CCITT X.25) 
| % route --version
| net-tools 1.60
| route 1.98 (2001-04-15)
| +NEW_ADDRT +RTF_IRTT +RTF_REJECT +I18N
| AF: (inet) +UNIX +INET +INET6 +IPX +AX25 +NETROM +X25 +ATALK +ECONET +ROSE 
| HW:  +ETHER +ARC +SLIP +PPP +TUNNEL +TR +AX25 +NETROM +X25 +FR +ROSE +ASH +SIT +FDDI +HIPPI +HDLC/LAPB 

If you can't figure out the route syntax (I never can), consider using
the iproute package, it's much more orthogonal, IMHO.  The general
know-how can more or less be found in the Linux Networking HOWTO.

And someone should write a real documentation for all these tools.

Cheers,
Jan.

-- 
Jan Minar                   "Please don't CC me, I'm subscribed." x 9

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