> > Kernel refuses to set gateway address to one having zeroed host
> > part (ADDR & ~MASK == 0). I can't find any RFC that forbids it.
>
> You're trying to use the network address as gateway.
> That's not supposed to be done, so refusing it seems
> a good default.
There's no such thing as "network address" in classless world. If you use
netmasks you can't describe your network using single address.
Do you know any RFC?
JB
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