Re: simple connection bridging

[whiplash <whiplash@bofhland.org>]

Jan Engelhardt ha scritto:

>>> No need. If you add the interface address, rules for the subnet
>>> will automatically be added, in other words:
>>>
>>>  ip addr add 192.168.1.2/24 dev eth0
>>>
>>> will cause 192.168.1.0/24 to show up in `ip route` (preferred over `route`)
>>> with a 'proto kernel', which says the kernel created this one automatically.
>> Uhm, yes, this is correct.
>> But I was not talking about adding routing on linux box, but on *XP* boxes.
>>
> Right, I already wondered about the strange trailing argument.

Yes, "mask" keyword does not definitively apply to route in Linux. :)

> Then again, why not just use the default route [if it fits]?-
> still needs no extra routes :)

Because I didn't know if the mentioned linux box was the default gateway 
for the two XP boxes...:)

Regards.