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Date:      Mon, 22 Jan 2001 15:45:18 +0200 (EET)
From:      pgd@telehorizon.com
To:        questions@freebsd.org
Message-ID:  <980171118.3a6c396e1897e@webmail.telehorizon.com>

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yes! that must be it!!!
i had forgot all about crossovers!

i'll try it and i'll let you know the result..

I really appreciate your help,
thanks :)


Quoting Per Tore Larsen <per.tore.larsen@fernonorden.com>:

> > hi again,
> > 
> > I meant, when I give "ifconfig fxp1" at the prompt!
> Easy with the coffee. 
> > (to see how the card is configured)..
> Sorry for that misundersating
>                   
> > In my rc.conf (FreeBSD 4.2) i have indeed the following line:
> > ifconfig_fxp1="inet 192.168.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0"
> Did a thinking and found a possible error:
> 
> With TP cable connected to switch (same with hub):
> 
> xl0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST>
> media: autoselect (100baseTX <full-duplex>) status: active
>                                                                   ^^^^^
> The end of this line tells me that cable is connected.
> If I pull the TP plug status will change to:
> status: no carrier
> 
> So, between the second NAT server and the client inside this,
> do you use the correct cables? (hub,switch indicate connected
> network card?)
> If you are using TP directly between the machines, remember
> the cable needs to be a crossover.
> 
> That should solve the problem.
> If it didn't, send the output of "ifconfig fxp1".
> 
> PeTe
> 
> (I'm covering all options, so if this you know you need
> crossovers bear with me)
>  
> > thanks
> > 
> > PS.. one transiver..
> > 
> > 
> > Quoting Per Tore Larsen <per.tore.larsen@fernonorden.com>:
> > 
> > > 
> > > > The problem is that the when I give on PC3 "ifconfig
fxp1"
> > > > (my second network card that gives to PC4) I get the 
> > > > frustrating message "no
> > > > carrier".
> > > Ok.. now when you say "ifconfig fxp1" is that the hole
line
> > > or is it more like
> > > 1) "ifconfig fxp1 inet 192.168.1.1 netmask
255.255.255.0"
> > > or in /etc/rc.conf
> > > 2) ifconfig_fxp1="inet 192.168.1.1 netmask
255.255.255.0"
> > > 
> > > Also has the card more than 1 transiver? Depending on the
> > > network card this may the problem.
> > > 
> > > Could you try the option 2) for /etc/rc.conf? Do you get the
> > > same error message? The 1) may be flawed since I can't test
> > > it and it's been a while since I used ifconfig that way.
> > > 
> > > Have you tried a diffrent network card? Same result?
> > > 
> > > The rest of the layout and intentions looks fine.
> > > 
> > > PeTe
> > > 
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: pgd@telehorizon.com [mailto:pgd@telehorizon.com]
> > > > Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 12:44 PM
> > > > To: Per Tore Larsen
> > > > Cc: questions@freebsd.org
> > > > Subject: RE: NAT within a NAT
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Here's what i've tried so far:
> > > > 
> > > > I have setup my NAT using the 10.0.0.0 range.
> > > > I set up the one of the NATed PCs to be a NAT server as well
> > > > (using the
> > > > 192.168.0.0 range). I've put a second network card in it and
> > > > on this second card
> > > > I have connected another PC (the new 192.168.0.0 
> > sub-NAT-network). 
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > More or less the following situation (where you see a '#',
it 
> > > > is a network
> > > > card):
> > > > 
> > > >              10.0.0.0        PC3     192.168.0.0
> > > >          +----+    +-PC1    +----+
> > > >          |1st |    |        |2nd |  
> > > > world<---#NAT #----+--------#NAT #-----PC4
> > > >          |serv|    |        |serv|     
> > > >          +----+    +-PC2    +----+
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > The problem is that the when I give on PC3 "ifconfig
fxp1"
> > > > (my second network card that gives to PC4) I get the 
> > > > frustrating message "no
> > > > carrier".
> > > > 
> > > > And of course PC4 gets "no rout to host"..
> > > > 
> > > > Any ideas??
> > > > 
> > > > thanks,
> > > > dimitri & paisios,
> > > > 
> > > > PC. I use no DHCP ..
> > > > 
> > 
> 


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