What is a /32 mask??

MikdillyMikdilly Member Posts: 309
Not sure if this in the scope of the ccna but came across a tech note from cisco that describes the behavior of rip and igrp when sending and receiving updates. It says that one of the checks done before advertising a route is check whether a network has a /32 mask????

When RIP or IGRP send an update, they perform certain checks before they advertise the update. This list shows the sequence of events that occurs before Router 1 sends updates to Router 2.

Is the subnet information part of the same major net as the interface that sources the update?

No: Router 1 summarizes at the major net boundary and advertises the network.

Yes: Does the network have the same subnet mask as the interface that sources the update?

Yes: Router 1 advertises the subnet.

No: Does the network have a /32 mask ?

Yes: If it is RIP, then the network is advertised. If it is IGRP, then Router 1 drops the network.

No: Router 1 drops the network.




http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk364/technologies_tech_note09186a0080093fd8.shtml#nd
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