by Hey folks, here's the dilemma. Pardon any errors in syntax, but it's a
recent dive for me into Linux ;-)
The dry details:
Linux Slackware 96
My Network: x.y.z.152 - x.y.z.159
My Linux Box Ethernet Port: x.y.z.153
My Linux Box PPP Port: x.y.z.149
Sample Host on my network: x.y.z.154
All are subnet mask 255.255.255.248
Connected via pppd to another network:
The Linux PPP connection on their end: x.y.z.146
The Linux box is connected to their network, which includes a router.
The router (x.y.z.129) connectes to a 56k access line
Their subnet (except their Linux box of 255.255.255.248) is
255.255.255.240
My Linux box can ping anywhere just fine
My "Sample Host" can ping my Linux PPP connection and my Linux Ethernet
connection just fine
My "Sample Host" CANNOT ping past my Linux PPP connection and has no
connectivity.
Why is it isolated? I would assume that IP is not routable across PPP
however the Linux box on the other network is routing IP across PPP
to/from me just fine. I am using routed -s -g with default routes. I'm
highly suspicious that it's a routing issue on my end, either routed is
the wrong command to use
Netstat -rn shows:
x.y.z.146 netmask 255.255.255.255 (it's ppp so only one host allowed),
gateway via my ppp0
x.y.z.152 (-net) netmask 255.255.255.248, gateway via my ethernet port
to my local network
default route is x.y.z.146
route shows that I have a metric of infinity to the first two routes,
even if I kill the routed, manually delete all routes, and start routed
again.
1. Is this related to the different subnet masks? (I don't believe so)
2. Is my routing table incorrect, and why doesn't the default route
allow my hosts to ping past my Linux box?
3. Should I be using gated rather than routed?
Thanks much,
David Lechnyr
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