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Date:      Wed, 25 Sep 1996 09:56:02 -0700
From:      Raymundo Vega Aguilar <rvega@cicese.mx>
To:        Wes Santee <wes@bogon.net>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: (Hopefully) A simple routing question
Message-ID:  <32496422.3029@cicese.mx>
References:  <199609221218.FAA00931@bogon.net>

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Wes Santee wrote:
> 
> Hopefully for most of you this will be an easy routing question.  I don't
> know why it's got me stumped, but it does.  Heres the situation:
> 
>                +------+       +------+
> Internet <---> | ppp0 |       |      |
>                | ix0  | <-H-> | ix0  |
>                +------+       +------+
>                 Box A          Box B
> 
> In the simple diagram above, BoxA serves as the link to the outside world
> via interface ppp0.  BoxA and BoxB are connected via a hub by a couple
> ix0 interfaces.
> 
> The situation is this, BoxB:ix0 can see BoxA:ix0, and can even see the
> Internet (when net.inet.ip.forwarding=1 on BoxA).  But, it cannot see
> interface BoxA:ppp0.  BoxA:ppp0, BoxA:ix0, and BoxB:ix0 are all part of
> the same network, ip address wise (x.y.z.49, x.y.z.50, and x.y.z.51
> respectively).
> 
> Here's BoxA's routing table:
> Destination        Gateway            Flags     Refs     Use     Netif Expire
> default            joplin.aa.net      UGSc       57       36      ppp0
> localhost          localhost          UH          2      271       lo0
> ws2                0:aa:0:3a:85:7a    UHLW        0       22       lo0
> ws3                0:aa:0:17:39:cb    UHLW        4   156100       ix0    682
> 
> And here's BoxB's:
> Destination        Gateway            Flags     Refs     Use     Netif Expire
> default            ws2                UGSc        2        5       ix0
> localhost          localhost          UH          0      116       lo0
> 204.137.132.48/28  link#2             UC          0        0
> ws2                0:aa:0:3a:85:7a    UHLW        7   179533       ix0   1195
> ws3                0:aa:0:17:39:cb    UHLW        0        4       lo0
> 
> Given this information, it seems that I somehow need to tell BoxA:ix0 to
> pass all the packets it doesn't know what to do with to BoxA:ppp0.  I
> can't, however, figure out what route line does it.  Everything I've
> tried has either destroyed the arp mapping of the ethernet interfaces, or
> just plain not worked.
> 
> Any pointers appreciated.  This one seems like it should be easy.
> 
> Cheers,
> --
> ( -Wes Santee <wes@bogon.net>                        Homepageless - and proud )
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What's the configuration for your network cards?? (give ifconfig -a on
both computers).

Raymundo.



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