[comp.sys.proteon] Newest Proteon Software release

tomc@dftsrv.gsfc.nasa.gov (Tom Corsetti) (10/14/89)

Hi,
I've got the p4200 gateway user's guide here in front of me.
It's written for release 7.3.  In the manual, there is no
mention of the software having the ability to route to 
individual nodes.  According to everything I have read, 
you can only route to networks, or subnets.  Is this also
true for the newest Proteon software release?  I have been
told that Cisco routers have the ability to route to individual
nodes.  Is this also true?  Thanks in advance!
                                   - Tom

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ron@HARDEES.RUTGERS.EDU (Ron Natalie) (10/20/89)

I doubt that Proteon gateways can route to individual hosts because
Noel there got apoplectic when we mentioned it.

_Ron

medin@NSIPO.NASA.GOV ("Milo S. Medin" [NASA ARC NSI Project Office]) (10/21/89)

Host routes are fully supported in OSPF, and the 8.2 release has full
OSPF support.

					Thanks,
					   Milo

jnc@proteon.com (J. Noel Chiappa) (10/21/89)

	I believe that the OSPF implementation allows routes to individual
hosts, but I'm not sure; ask Proteon for details.

	Noel

PS: wearing my Internet Standards hat, I think routing to hosts is still
a terrible idea, but that has nothinhg to do with what Proteon is doing!