Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 20:35:44 -0500 (CDT) From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: "Scott Hansen" <shansen@astound.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Perplexing networking problems accessing select machines on local network Message-ID: <14803.61936.286758.259907@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <84371495@toto.iv>
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Scott Hansen writes: > I previously submitted this question when I had v3.4 installed. I've since > formatted my harddrive and installed FreeBSD v4.1. > > The problem did NOT go away. A fresh install and the same problem. I'd > appreciate any help anyone could provide: > > I setup my box with it's IP address (24.154.34.5), subnet mask > (255.255.255.224), gateway (24.154.34.1), etc. The interface is up and > running. I'm able to connect to any IP address on the Internet FROM this > FreeBSD machine without a problem. I'm also able to telnet/ping/etc IN to > this new FreeBSD box from any host on the Internet without a problem. This > is all with one exception - I am unable to get to or from the FreeBSD box > from a small range of addresses (24.154.34.6 - 24.154.34.11 for sure, maybe > more). I can get to it fine from 24.154.34.1 and from 24.154.34.20. > > Summary: > Machine IP: 24.154.34.5 > Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.224 > Default Gateway: 24.154.34.1 (which I can ping without problem) > Other IP's I can't reach: 26.54.34.3, 26.54.34.9, 26.54.34.10, etc. > However, I can ping the DNS server: 26.54.34.20 It sound like a netmask problem. Which of the problem IPs are on the local network, and which aren't? Likewise, do all/any of them display the same problem? What are the error messages from ping, and how about the ifconfig output for the interface? <mike To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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