CANNOT ADD an IP ROUTE!!!! Pls Help

[edzy55]

Okay.

I'm trying to add an ip route for the following:-

ip route 10.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 192.168.2.255 say.

Then it gives me the inconsistant address and mask error. How can I get about this?

Thanks in advance.

 

[marks66]

Hi,

Your problem is with the next hop address, 192.168.2.255 is the broadcast address of a class C private network. So it cannot be the next hop.

Cheers

Mark

 

[edzy55]

Sorry. That was a bad example of me and didn't mean to confuse.

Okay here it is!!!
ip route 10.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 192.168.1.254

I then get the error inconsistant mask to ip address. I know this is really a class A address but we have 10.0.0.0/16 mask at the remote network.

Thanks in advance.

 

[marks66]

Hi again,

OK that makes more sense, you are using 10.0.0.0 , this a subnet-zero.

Has your config got "ip subnet-zero", by default this is off and must be enabled to use any subnet-zero.

Cheers

Mark

 

[edzy55]

Cheers Mark66

All sorted now. You live and learn hey!!!

Thanks.

Edz