[Fwd: Re: [ale] routing questions]

[Paul Kinsley]

 > Does this make sense?
 >
 > I do a traceroute from machine a.b.c.d to e.f.g.h.  In the output of the
 > traceroute I see machine i.j.k.l
 >
 > I can ping i.j.k.l from m.n.o.p.
 >
 > Can I assume that I should be able to set my default gw to i.j.k.l in
 > order to get from m.n.o.p to a.b.c.d.
 >
 >
 > Sorry, it really did seem a lot simpler then that.
 >
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your default gateway must be a host on a network you are physically
connected to.
So you would want your default gw to be   X.n.o.p.  If the machine
X.n.o.p knows how to get to a.b.c.d, and a.b.c.d. knows how to get BACK to
X.n.o.p then you are done.


Uhn, make that m.n.o.X.


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Paul Kinsley
Senior Systems Engineer
paul at motionrealityinc.com

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