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Date:      Thu, 28 Sep 2000 20:24:22 -0700
From:      "Crist J . Clark" <cjclark@reflexnet.net>
To:        Scott Hansen <shansen@astound.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Perplexing networking problems accessing select machines on local network
Message-ID:  <20000928202422.L81242@149.211.6.64.reflexcom.com>
In-Reply-To: <PJEPINJFFGJFOIOGFBMPOEHACDAA.shansen@astound.net>; from shansen@astound.net on Thu, Sep 28, 2000 at 05:50:04PM -0500
References:  <PJEPINJFFGJFOIOGFBMPOEHACDAA.shansen@astound.net>

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On Thu, Sep 28, 2000 at 05:50:04PM -0500, Scott Hansen wrote:
> 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
> 
> I would appreciate any help or ideas anyone could provide??

Do you know for sure that there is a live, pingable host living at
those addresses? I mean, you have Armstrong coax cable, right? Aren't
those where other user's machines _might_ be? 
-- 
Crist J. Clark                           cjclark@alum.mit.edu


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