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Chapter38 Configuring IP Unicast Routing
Configuring IP Addressing
Classless Routing
By default, classless routing behavior is enabled on the switch when it is configured to route. With
classless routing, if a router receives packets for a subnet of a network with no default route, the router
forwards the packet to the best supernet route. A supernet consists of contiguous blocks of Class C
address spaces used to simulate a single, larger address space and is designed to relieve the pressure on
the rapidly depleting Class B address space.
In Figure 38-2, classless routing is enabled. When the host sends a packet to 120.20.4.1, instead of
discarding the packet, the router forwards it to the best supernet rou t e. I f y ou disabl e c lassle ss r outing
and a router receives packets destined for a subnet of a network with no network defaul t route, the router
discards the packet.
Figure38-2 IP Classless Routing
In Figure 38-3, the router in network 128.20.0.0 is connected to subnets 128.20.1.0, 128.20.2.0, and
128.20.3.0. If the host sends a packet to 120.20.4.1, because there is no network default route, the route r
discards the packet.
Host
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128.20.2.0
128.20.3.0
128.20.4.1
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