[plug] Gateway Machine with cable modem - More info

[Nathan Alberti]

Matt Kemner wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 18 Nov 1999, Nathan Alberti wrote:
> 
> > ******Sat Box*******
> >
> > 127.0.0.0       0.0.0.0         255.0.0.0       U     0      0        0
> > lo
> > 127.0.0.0       0.0.0.0         255.0.0.0       U
> 
> You cut it short here. I guess the bottom line ends in "ts0" right?


Correct....

> 
> > lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
> >           inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
> 
> > ts0       Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:42:52:59:41:4E
> >           inet addr:127.0.0.2  Bcast:127.255.255.255  Mask:255.0.0.0
> 
> Why does ts0 have 127.0.0.2? That's bound to conflict badly with lo
> 
> If you can't change the IP address you want at the very least to set it's
> netmask to 255.255.255.252, so you don't have 2 routes for 127.0.0.0/8

Yea that could probably be changed....

> 
> > eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:00:E8:6C:5C:04
> >          inet addr:24.192.51.171  Bcast:24.192.51.255
> >           Mask:255.255.252.0
> 
> OK so the cable modem is on 24.192.51.171, right? Is incoming traffic for
> that IP directed through the satellite? or what is the intended setup?
> What source IP do you want on your packets if they are to flow out through
> the cable modem, and flow back through the satellite?
> 
>  - Matt

The the traffice comes in through the sat, requests should follow a
default route to the linux box and then out the cable modem with the
source IP of 202.61.188.30 which is routed back via satelite.

-- 
Nathan Alberti - Ackroyd
(Assistant Product Developer)

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