Article: Q147232
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.5,3.51,4.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbnetwork
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use ROUTE CHANGE and enter a non-existent route, no error message
appears to indicate that the route does not exist.
For example, if you enter the following:
route change 199.199.24.0 mask 255.255.255.0 157.57.8.1 metric 1
and your Route table looks like the table below, no error message appears that
indicates you have an incorrect route:
Active Routes:
Network Address Netmask Gateway Address Interface Metric
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0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 157.57.8.1 157.57.8.214 1
127.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 1
157.57.8.0 255.255.248.0 157.57.8.214 157.57.8.214 1
157.57.8.214 255.255.255.255 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 1
157.57.255.255 255.255.255.255 157.57.8.214 157.57.8.214 1
224.0.0.0 224.0.0.0 157.57.8.214 157.57.8.214 1
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 157.57.8.214 157.57.8.214 1
CAUSE
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The ROUTE CHANGE command does not check the validity of the network address that
you enter.
RESOLUTION
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To work around this problem, use ROUTE PRINT to make sure that the change to the
route has been done correctly.
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.
Additional query words: prodnt
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Keywords : kbnetwork
Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT351search kbWinNT350search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTW350 kbWinNTW350search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTW351 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS350 kbWinNTS351search kbWinNTS350search
Version : :3.5,3.51,4.0
Issue type : kbprb
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