Change gateway

[Reid Linnemann]

Written by Reid Linnemann on 04/24/08 11:50>>
> Written by Aguiar Magalhaes on 04/24/08 11:42>>
>> Hi list,
>>
>> I'm trying to set the gateway 10.0.253.1 to the host 10.0.253.161/27 but i've  received the answer: 
>>
>> # route flush
>> # route add default 10.0.253.1
>>
>> route: writing to routing socket: Network is unreachable
>>
>> The gateway and the host are connected in the same switch
>>
>> How can I do it ?
>>
>> Aguiar
> 
> your mask on 10.0.253.161 specifies the interfaces network spans
> addresses 10.0.253.160 - 10.0.253.167. 10.0.253.1 is not in that range.

oops.

the network spans 10.0.253.160 - 10.0.253.191, 32 - 27 is 5 bits, not 3 =)