Re: General routing question?

From: Les Mikesell (lesmikesell_at_gmail.com)
Date: 05/31/05

  • Next message: Matt Morgan: "Re: how do I make yum work?" 
    To: Phil <plabonte@gmail.com>, For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@redhat.com>
Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 11:10:24 -0500

    On Tue, 2005-05-31 at 10:11, Phil wrote:
    > > >
    > > > I have COMPUTER A on NETWORK A that has a route to NETWORK B using
    > > > COMPUTER D as the gateway
    > > >
    > > > Now if I I have COMPUTER C on NETWORK A has a route to NETWORK B and
    > > > uses COMPUTER A as the gateway will COMPUTER C be able to ping a
    > > > computer on NETWORK B?
    > > >
    > > Are Computers A, B and D on the same network/subnet? Does Computer D
    > > have multiple NIC installed, which would allow it to work as a router?
    > >
    > Only computer D has multiple nics.
    >
    > But I needed to make computer A a router. then everything worked.

    If A only has one NIC, then C must really be on the same wire as D.
    Why can't C use D as the gateway directly? Also, the outbound side
    is only half of a routing problem. Things on the other side of D
    must have routes back or D must NAT onto it's own address as it
    forwards. 

    -- 
  Les Mikesell
   lesmikesell@gmail.com
-- 
fedora-list mailing list
fedora-list@redhat.com
To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
  • Next message: Matt Morgan: "Re: how do I make yum work?"

    Relevant Pages

    • Re: Computer Networking Help Requested (nbc)
      ... connection on Computer A by turning Computer A into a router (by putting multiple NICs into it), then you are working much too hard. ...
      (rec.music.artists.springsteen)
    • Re: Creating a small netowrk within a large network
      ... but I tend to prefer using a router rather than ... ICS, a switch, and multiple NICs. ... - Connect the Uplink port on the router to the office network. ... and for the default gateway and DNS of their Internet connection. ...
      (microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web)
    • Re: General routing question?
      ... > Only computer D has multiple nics. ... which would allow it to work as a router? ... and with the same subnet mask, ... computers A and C should have the same default gateway. ...
      (Fedora)
    • Re: Urgent - please help
      ... Joe stated, ... NIC's on the DC and at some point during the process of configuring ... the router, I switched to the 2nd one, which did not have File and ... As for the multiple NICs, keep in mind, multihomed DCs are very problematic. ...
      (microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory)