[lwip-users] RE: [lwip] ip_route and ip_addr_isbroadcast

[Ivarsson Magnus]

> > Second question:
> >  In ip_route (see below) we are searching for a subnet 
> >  which is matching our destination IP adress. To support 
> >  the PPP specific behaivor without subnets I would like 
> >  to compare with &(netif->gw) instead. 
> >  Is it safe to assume that gw always is set to something 
> >  useful (like an adress within the subnet)?
> 
> No. In simple Network installations with only one subnet
> the gw is not set at all, or set to 0.0.0.0

Ok, but what if netif_add always sets gw == ip_addr when it 
is called with gw=0.0.0.0? Would this be restricting in any 
way?

Or have I overlooked any simpler solotion to the problem?

/Magnus
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