Route Change Command Does Not Indicate Error

 Last reviewed: March 26, 1997
Article ID: Q147232
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5 and 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5 and 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

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

   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

The ROUTE CHANGE command does not check the validity of the network address that you enter.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, use ROUTE PRINT to make sure that the change to the route has been done correctly.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Workstation and Server versions 3.51 and 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: prodnt
Keywords : kbnetwork NTSrvWkst nttcp
Version : 3.5 3.51 4.0
Platform : WinNT

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Last reviewed: March 26, 1997
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