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  From: Alex Wilkinson <lex@senet.com.au>
  To  : Jake Hawkes <jake@eclectic.com.au>
  Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 13:53:22 +0930

Re: LAN

A bit of a late reply I have finally got around to looking at the problem.
I added the "default address" into /etc/sysconfig/networks but still that
didn't solve
my problem.

I then ran route before logged on the net which gave me :

*************************************************************
Kernel IP routing table
Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    Use Iface

10.0.0.1        *               255.255.255.255 UH    0      0        0 eth0
10.0.0.0        *               255.0.0.0       U     0      0        0 eth0
127.0.0.0       *               255.0.0.0       U     0      0        0 lo
default         10.0.0.1        0.0.0.0         UG    0      0        0 eth0

**************************************************************

I then run route once I get on the net and this is what I get:

**************************************************************

Kernel IP routing table
Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    Use Iface

203.11.90.6     *                        255.255.255.255 UH    0
0        0 ppp0
10.0.0.1            *                        255.255.255.255 UH    0
0        0 eth0
10.0.0.0            *                         255.0.0.0       U     0
0        0 eth0
127.0.0.0          *                         255.0.0.0       U     0
0        0 lo
default             203.11.90.6       0.0.0.0         UG    0      0        0
ppp0
default             10.0.0.1              0.0.0.0         UG    0
0        0 eth0

***************************************************************


Can somaeone help determine the........unbelievably frustrated!!!!!!!



Thanx Alex













Jake Hawkes wrote:

> sound to me as is if pppd is adding a default gateway route when it
> dials, but before it dials there is "no way out" :)
>
> type "route" at a prompt, before you dial out. there should be a line
> (at the bottom)
> destination  gateway         genmask   <stuff>   iface
> default      xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 0.0.0.0   <stuff>   eth0
>
> where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of your eth0
>
> if this is not there, then you need to update the file
> /etc/sysconfig/network and have a line
> GATEWAY="xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx"
> GATEWAYDEV="eth0"
>
> hth,
> Jake
>
> Alex Wilkinson wrote:
> >
> > Hi all
> >
> > I have a minute problem someone may
> > have come accross before.
> >
> > I have a Linux Box(acts as the server) networked to a Windows/Linux box.
> >
> > A simple network.
> >
> > However, whenever I want to connect to the Linux box from the Win box,
> > I have to dial up first. Once dialed up all is ok and I the machines can
> > talk.
> >
> > Note: I only have to dial up once....then I can disconnect and the
> > machines
> >            will still talk(ie I can log on and off...all is ok).
> >
> > Note again: If I haven't dialed up and I attempt to talk to the Win box,
> > the machines
> >                       do somewhat talk  but do not give me a login
> > prompt etc,
> >                       and then time out.
> >
> > Obviously when I shutdown I have to dial up again to get the machines
> > talking.
> >
> > However this is an expensive exercise(especially when I only want to
> > transfer  a few files
> >  accross whilst doing assignments).
> >
> > It seems that connecting to the Internet results in addressing being
> > resolved......but
> > It is annoying(and expensive) dialing up just to talk to a machine 2
> > metres away from me.
> >
> > Any suggestions, ideas, comments, pointers, would be extremely
> > appreciated.
> >
> > Thanx
> >
> > Alex
> >
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>
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>
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