Subject: RE: Networking problem.
To: 'Richard Rauch' <netbsd-help@netbsd.org>
From: Michael D. Spence <spence@panix.com>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 11/28/2002 08:04:28
> -----Original Message-----
> From: netbsd-help-owner@netbsd.org
> [mailto:netbsd-help-owner@netbsd.org]On Behalf Of Richard Rauch
> Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 9:13 PM
> To: netbsd-help@netbsd.org
> Subject: Re: Networking problem.
>
>
> I'm having trouble getting my gateway to act as a gateway *while* also
> having my static IP numbers farmed out over my little home network.

> Then again, maybe a suitable route to force packets for
> 66.136.7.254 (the
> gateway provided by the ISP) out through the rtk0/gate
> interface?  Having
> read the man page for route, it's not clear how (or even if) I can do
> this.

Just out of curiosity, could you post the result of doing route -n show?

Also, I've found route get <ip-addr-or-host-name> to be useful in figuring
out just what
the routing stuff is really up to.

>
> For concreteness for responses:
>
> One machine in my LAN:
>       ethernet card 1: tlp0
>        network name 1: hermes      (66.136.7.251)
>
> My DSL router/gateway:
>        ethernet card 1: rtk0
>         network name 1: gate       (66.136.7.249)
>
>        ethernet card 2: tlp0
>         network name 2: prometheus (66.136.7.250)
>
> Realize that my networking skills are not particularly sharp (perhaps
> obvious by my being stuck with this situation).  Please bear
> that in mind.
> (^&
>
> Thanks in advance for any assistance.
>
>
>   ``I probably don't know what I'm talking about.''
> --rauch@math.rice.edu
>
>