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what does 0.0.0.0 refer
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karthikeyan
Aug 26, 2002, 11:46:27 AM8/26/02
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sir,
when adding the gateway address we are giving
" route add 0.0.0.0 gateway address"
i want to know what is this 0.0.0.0 ip refers ????
when adding the gateway address we are giving
" route add 0.0.0.0 gateway address"
i want to know what is this 0.0.0.0 ip refers ????
help me ..
thk in adv...
Trevin Beattie
Aug 26, 2002, 5:22:54 PM8/26/02
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karthikeyan wrote:
IIRC, 0.0.0.0/0 is the network address of the whole Internet. It's used
in the routing tables as a fallback when none of the more specific
addresses match; e.g., if an outgoing IP address does not match the
local network, it gets routed to the gateway.
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