If it is RIP version one, it does not handle variable length subnet masks. It does not include the subnet information in the routes. Not knowing the entire details of the network, however I think the above is a likely cause of your problems. Clayton Price ""Moahzam Durrani"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > my company has just acquired a new company and we are trying to integrate it > in our infrastructure. Our company owns its owns a class B network of > 132.237.0.0/16. We are using a frame relay to connect to various sites > around the world. However the new site we acquired has 2 routable network > address of 63.76.147.0/24 and 63.76.148.0/24 . I am trying to create a > static route between our frame router to the frame router at the new site > which is connected to an old Bay router (original router before acquisition) > . I dot know much about the sprint frame but I do know they are > redristibuting ospf to rip to all existing sites..(not including new one). > I have been informed that the 63.0.0.0 ADDRESS BELONGS TO UUNET and Cbale > and wireless. > > > Lan e0 ----e0 sj frame router s1---- sprint frame ----------s1 texas frame > router e0----e0 Bay router ---------63.76.147.0/24-----internet router > -----internet > sj (132.237.x.x) > ---------63.76.148.0/24 LAN > > > Any way when i created a static route with the two 63 adresses from SJ I > was able to ping the network in Texas , and they vice versa. However I got > calls from poeple saying that they were no longer able to connect to certain > websites , and one of our DS3 went down . The websites we were unable to > get to all had adresses in the 63.x.x.x /8 range. Also the DS3 had a 63 > networrk address. when I did a sh ip route I saw we were learnin the a full > calss A network 63.0.0.0 / 8 subnetted 2 times. > > My static route was ip route 63.76.147.0 255.255.255.0 132.237.x.x (e0 sj > frame router) > . ... ....148.0 > 255.255.255.0 > > then from sj fram router sprint added a static for the two networks to the > s1 interface of the texas frame router. > > > We have been on for a while trouble shooting this issue with sprint .. and > they insisted it is not possible to redistribute the two 63 Networks with a > class C due to RIP limitations.. however all our IOS are 11.3 and higher.. > > Eventually after a while we will be replacing the 63 networks with our > network scheme .. cant do it for a while ... Does any one have an idea what > im trying to get to as I dont ..... > FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html > Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=3138&t=3138 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]