Re: [tkined] Routers & IP addresses

Doug Hughes (Doug.Hughes@Eng.Auburn.EDU)
Fri, 23 Jan 1998 08:14:18 -0600

>
>Can someone tell me why TkIned when discovering routes/networks always
>does:
>
>-------------------Network #1-------------
> | |
> Router Router
> Serial IP Ethernet IP
> Address Address
> | |
>------------------Network #2--------------
>
>Rather than assigning both the Serial & Ethernet IP's to the same router?
>
>Thanks...
>

I think, if I understand your drawing, it is because most routers do not
support ICMP subnetmask queries. I've been meaning to add SNMP as a fall-back
query mechanism if ICMP doesn't work. That would solve this problem.
But as usual, my plate has been full with other issues. ;)

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Doug Hughes					Engineering Network Services
System/Net Admin  				Auburn University
			doug@eng.auburn.edu

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