All true cept the last sentence. RIP understands "ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0" without ip classless.
Dave "Steven A. Ridder" wrote: > > In the simplest terms, one carries a mask (RIP 2, the classless) and one > dosen't. If it has a mask, the router knows which part of address is > network and which is host. Also, the classful protocol has to rely on the > class of the protocol (A, B, C, D, E) to derive the network and host, unless > the router has an interface attached to a subnetted network. The best book > to learn this is CCIE Practical Studies, Vol 1, as the author does a good > job explaining it. > > Also classless and classful protocols look up routes in the rouing table > differently. A classless use the longest match (most subnet bits in mask) > to determine best route to destination and the classfull looks up by major > network first, then works it's way down til it finds the best match. Also > with classless, you can use "ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0" to create a gateway > of last resort. > > -- > > RFC 1149 Compliant. > Get in my head: > http://sar.dynu.com > > ""Matt Saunders"" wrote in message > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > Hi Group, > > > > Im really struggling to understand the requirement in using the ip > classless > > command when you are configuring a default route. > > > > I noticed that RIP 2 is a classless protocol & RIP ver 1 is a classfull. > > > > Can anyone help me understand what the difference is (in simple terms!!) > as > > i want to move on with my studies though im sure this is something thats > > going to come up again!!!! > > > > Cheers > > > > Matt -- David Madland Sr. Network Engineer CCIE# 2016 Qwest Communications Int. Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 612-664-3367 "Emotion should reflect reason not guide it" Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=38870&t=38870 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
