Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 17:18:33 -0500 (EST) From: Steve Hovey <shovey@buffnet.net> To: Mark Cheeseman <cheese@apnpc.com.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Default router not on network Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.95.971119171732.14038C-100000@buffnet11.buffnet.net> In-Reply-To: <B0000032679@zen.apnpc.com.au>
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On Thu, 20 Nov 1997, Mark Cheeseman wrote: > I'm trying to get a couple of FreeBSD boxes running at an ISP, who > wants us to use an address not in our class C as the default route. > FreeBSD doesn't seem to want to know about this. The ISP is adamant > that they can't put an alias from our address block on their router, > and adds words to the effect of "it works for Linux". If it works for linux, then linux is broken. Unless they will give you an IP in the subnet their router is in - in which case you can set an alias. Also - how do they think that they can route back to you otherwise? > > How can I convince FreeBSD (2.1.7, btw) to route through such an > address? > > Thanks, > Mark > > -- > Mark Cheeseman, Manager, APN Online cheese@apnpc.com.au Tel +61 2 9936 8680 > http://www.zdnet.com.au/ http://www.gamespot.com.au/ Fax +61 2 9955 8871 > ------------------------------------------------------------------ Steve Hovey Chief Engineer BuffNET More Than Just a Connection! ------------------------------------------------------------------
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