Default Gateway

["Emre Koyuncu" <emrekoyuncu@...]

Hi,

There is something I cannot understand properly.
Any kind of information will be appreciated.

I use a dial-up account (CompuServe). When I check my IP configuration ,I
see that my default gateway is the same as my IP address and the subnet mask
is 255.255.255.255.

IP Address: 172.135.35.162
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway : 172.135.35.162

What I cannot understand is how can my computer reachs the sources on the
internet while the default gateway is itself. I checked my computer's route
table ,it also doesn't have enough information to go outside.

Thank you for your helps.

Emre