By my calculations, it _is_ within the /27:

                            /27 = 0b11100000
214 = 0xd6 = 0b11010110  masked = 0b11000000
208 = 0xd0 = 0b11010000  masked = 0b11000000

Since both the destination and the gateway, when masked with /27, have
the same value, they're both on the same subnet.

Unless I'm missing something very basic....

On Wed, 20 Nov 2002 itojun@iijlab.net wrote:

> >  # warning: do not run this before you read the whole e-mail
> >  ifconfig tlp0 inet 63.146.38.214/27
> >  route add -host 63.146.38.211 63.146.38.208
> >  ping -rn 63.146.38.211
>
> 	gateway field in the routing table has to be reachable directly
> 	(= has to be within 63.146.38.214/27), if i understand correctly.
>
> itojun
>

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