[plug] gateway problem

Michael Hunt michael.j.hunt at usa.net
Sat Dec 22 21:31:48 WST 2001


Have you got your kernel compiled with IP_MASQ support and do you have it
enabled. Look at the IP MASQ HOWTO for more details.

Michael Hunt

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob Dunne [mailto:robd at anville.wa.cmis.CSIRO.AU]
> Sent: Saturday, 22 December 2001 8:46 PM
> To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> Subject: [plug] gateway problem
>
>
>
> Hi list,
>         I have a network problem. rubber is my machine and lycra is the
> gateway --- the problem is that rubber can not see the world
>
>
> [root at rubber ]# netstat -r
> Kernel IP routing table
> Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags   MSS
> Window  irtt Iface
> 192.168.13.0    *               255.255.255.0   U        40 0
>      0 eth0
> 127.0.0.0       *               255.0.0.0       U        40 0
>      0 lo
> default         lycra           0.0.0.0         UG       40 0
>      0 eth0
>
>
> [robd at lycra ]$ netstat -r
> Kernel IP routing table
> Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags   MSS
> Window  irtt Iface
> wadial.wa.csiro *               255.255.255.255 UH       40 0
>      0 ppp0
> 192.168.13.0    *               255.255.255.0   U        40 0
>      0 eth0
> 127.0.0.0       *               255.0.0.0       U        40 0
>      0 lo
> default         wadial.wa.csiro 0.0.0.0         UG       40 0
>      0 ppp0
>
> [robd at lycra robd]$ ping wadial.wa.csiro.au
> works but
> [root at rubber ]# ping wadial.wa.csiro.au
> does not
>
>
> I have read the Network HOWTO -- as far as I can see this is set up
> correctly. Can anyone see a problem or a line of inquiry?
>
>                                          bye
> 						rob
>
> --
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>
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