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Date:      Thu, 13 Feb 2003 12:47:20 -0600 (CST)
From:      "Scott A. Moberly" <smoberly@karamazov.org>
To:        <b1henning@hotmail.com>
Cc:        <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: network issue
Message-ID:  <50459.65.221.169.187.1045162040.squirrel@mail.karamazov.org>
In-Reply-To: <OE309ww1WySvX5w0Yg80001020d@hotmail.com>
References:  <OE309ww1WySvX5w0Yg80001020d@hotmail.com>

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> My local network (192.168.1.0) consists of two machine BSD1
> (192.168.1.40) and BSD2 (192.168.1.42).
> There is a third machine (192.168.1.254, ip address from isp) that acts
> as a gateway router. When my internet connection goes down for whatever
> reason I loose connections in my local network. For example, i can't
> ping 192.168.1.40 from 192.168.1.42. is there any explaination for this?
> is it because my default route is set to be external?

yup

might consider setting one (say bsd1) up as a firewall/natd machine and
then routing through that.  Adds expandability (and security of course :)
).

-- 
Scott A. Moberly
smoberly@karamazov.org

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	A fine is a tax for doing wrong.
	A tax is a fine for doing well.




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