Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2002 17:19:46 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: Paul te Bokkel <paul@tebokkel.com> Cc: Thomas Quinot <thomas@cuivre.fr.eu.org>, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Setup routing entry for host with a non-local IP address Message-ID: <3DA49D72.6070205@potentialtech.com> References: <20021009151733.GA15162@melusine.cuivre.fr.eu.org> <20021009210242.GA34352@tebokkel.com>
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Paul te Bokkel wrote: > On Wed, Oct 09, 2002 at 05:17:33PM +0200, Thomas Quinot wrote: > >>Suppose that on a 4.6.2 machine (hostA), I have an interface xl0 >>with address 10.10.1.2, netmask 255.255.255.0. >> >>On that ethernet, I have a host (hostB) that is set up as 10.10.0.1, >>netmask 255.255.255.0. I need to send a packet from hostA to hostB, >> >>Am I trying to do something impossible, or am I just clueless enough >>that I did not find the proper way of cajoling the kernel into >>cooperation? Is it feasible to add an alias on xl0 that is in the 10.10.0.x network space? That sounds like the easiest way to handle the issue to me. > > Answer A, however, answer B sounds feasible.. ;) > > No x.y.1.q/24 host can reach x.y.0.z/24 on the same physical net > without further provisions (like a gateway or aliassed IP's). > Try putting hostB in the 10.10.0-net or use a netmask /16 (255.255.0.0). > > Regards, > > Paul -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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