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- From: rh0083b@medtronic.COM (Roger-Hunen)
- Subject: Re: Subnetting and class B nets
- Message-ID: <1992Sep14.073159.23336@medtron.medtronic.com>
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- References: <199208271311.AA25618@spot.Colorado.EDU>
- Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 07:31:59 GMT
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- In article <199208271311.AA25618@spot.Colorado.EDU> HANK@VM.BIU.AC.IL (Hank Nussbacher) writes:
- >
- > I am sure someone has already solved this problem since it seems
- >like a very common problem. Suppose you have one class B address
- >(i.e. 132.64.x.x) and have about 120 small units scattered
- >throughout the USA with each around 20-30 systems connected. Now in
- >order to interconnect all these subnets of 132.64.x.x we use cisco
- >routers with many lines. We want to use the same class B net for
- >the lines and not some other network, since that would break
- >subnetting rules (you are not allowed to seperate two segments of
- >the same class B via a segment of some other class C or B network).
- >
- > So we choose a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 for the individual
- >units and for the lines we would like to use something like
- >255.255.255.248. This way we get greater efficient use from the
- >address space, rather than wasting an entire 256 address range space
- >for each leased line. If we have 120 lines, we could end up wasting
- >132.64.1.x-132.64.120.x leaving just about 50% of the address space
- >for real work. Packing the addresses for the leased lines into one
- >segment of the class B network - such as 132.64.1.x makes sense and
- >should work. But for some reason (perhaps some subnetting rule),
- >the cisco will to not accept two *different* subnet masks for the
- >same class B network. The cisco automatically changes the subnet
- >mask for all interfaces with the same class B network address to the
- >last subnet mask of the last interface set.
- >
- >I am sure there must be some config command to bypass this problem.
- >Or is everyone wasting oodles of address space on their leased line
- >subnets?
-
- We use 'ip unnumbered' on the serial links, which prevents the serial
- links from eating subnets.
-
- >Thanks,
- >Hank Nussbacher
-
- You are welcome.
-
- Regards,
- -Roger
- (I speak for myself)
-
-