On Fri, 19 Feb 2016 20:12:04 +1100 Marcus Furlong <furlo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, > > Just wondering if the following command should work: > > # ip route add 192.168.27.27/24 dev eth0 scope link src 192.168.27.27 > RTNETLINK answers: Invalid argument > > However, this command works: > > # ip route add 192.168.27.0/24 dev eth0 scope link src 192.168.27.27 > > 192.168.27.0/24 and 192.168.27.27/24 describe the same subnet? > > Regards, > Marcus. > It is the kernel complaining, not ip command. The kernel will not accept 192.168.27.27/24 as route since it is a full network address, not an network prefix.
