> > I'm trying to set the gateway 10.0.253.1 to the host 10.0.253.161/27 but i've received the answer: > > # route flush > # route add default 10.0.253.1 > > route: writing to routing socket: Network is unreachable > > The gateway and the host are connected in the same switch > How can I do it ? the netmask /27 is nonsense in that context