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Date:      Tue, 23 Jan 2001 23:37:54 -0800
From:      "Crist J. Clark" <cjclark@reflexnet.net>
To:        pgd@telehorizon.com
Cc:        Freebsd <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Host is down
Message-ID:  <20010123233754.Z10761@rfx-216-196-73-168.users.reflex>
In-Reply-To: <980245623.3a6d5c77a997f@webmail.telehorizon.com>; from pgd@telehorizon.com on Tue, Jan 23, 2001 at 12:27:03PM %2B0200
References:  <980245623.3a6d5c77a997f@webmail.telehorizon.com>

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On Tue, Jan 23, 2001 at 12:27:03PM +0200, pgd@telehorizon.com wrote:

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> The output of ifconfig -a does not give anything strange (the two network cards
> are OK) and the subnet mask and the ip-numbers are also OK - i check them with
> an on-line utility (The ip address for the server(PC3) is 192.168.1.1 with
> netmask 255.255.255.0). 
> The message that i get when i'm trying to ping a client is:
>   PING 192.168.1.2 (192.168.1.2): 56 data bytes
>   ping: sendto: Host is down 
> -- the same when i'm pinging from a client to a server.
> Note the 1st NAT server works without any problem...
> The configuration for the 2nd NAT server is the same as for the 1st..
> Any idea where might be the problem?

'sendto: Host is down' means there is a link layer problem or your IP
config is wa-ay off. Are all of the link lights on your NICs on? Check
cabling. Check hardware. As for IP config, make sure both NICs are on
the same logical LAN.
-- 
Crist J. Clark                           cjclark@alum.mit.edu


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