Paul Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I still don't understand something. Doesn't the line: > > > > 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 > > eth0 > ^^^^^^^ > Don't let those 0s confuse you. That means there is not gateway defined > for that route. Also look in the fourth column. In your default gateway > route you see 'UG'. the 'G' means gateway. Above there is only 'U'. > Which means the route is up.
Paul, thanks a lot for your reply. I got confused by the following phrase in the book: "The default route is the other reserved network number mentioned earlier: 0.0.0.0." > The line actually says send all packets destined for 192.168.1.x out on > eth0. Thanks again. p.s. I apologize if I sent you this message twice. Hit the wrong shortcut. ;^[ -- Arcady Genkin "... without money one gets nothing in this world, not even a certificate of eternal blessedness in the other world..." (S. Kierkegaard)
