From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 20 22:28:45 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3C19337B401 for ; Sun, 20 Apr 2003 22:28:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: from dns1.vizion2000.net (dns1.vizion2000.net [64.58.171.82]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 69F2343FD7 for ; Sun, 20 Apr 2003 22:28:44 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from vizion@ixpres.com) Received: from vizion (vizion.vizion2000.net [64.58.171.92]) by dns1.vizion2000.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id h3L5uXY14201 for ; Sun, 20 Apr 2003 22:56:33 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from vizion@ixpres.com) Message-ID: <02ac01c307c3$329ef040$15b55042@vizion2000.net> From: "vizion communication" To: "FreeBSD Stable" Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2003 22:02:24 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Subject: Re: Routed query X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 05:28:45 -0000 ----- Original Message ----- From: "vizion communication" To: "David Wolfskill" Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2003 9:47 PM Subject: Re: Routed query > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Wolfskill" > To: > Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2003 8:21 PM > Subject: Re: Routed query > > > > >From: "vizion communication" > > >Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2003 09:32:56 -0700 > > > > >Could someone who is familiar with routed please help me > > >out. > > > > Maybe.... :-} > > > > >I am setting up a server which among other things, is > > >intended to act as a gateway. It has a four port NIC > > > > So far, so good -- though "a gateway" is pretty general. > > > > >and I am using routed. > > > > Why? > > This is for a test rig -- I do not want to use a seperate > router especially one with six ports. I have never used > anything utility other than routed when usng a unix box as a > router. If you feel another program might be better for this > applcation then please let me know. > > > > That is, "what is the problem you are trying to solve by > running routed?" > > > Each of the four NIC ports are on different > networks/subnetworks with the box handing the routing. Our > internet access is double homed and de3 is reserved to take > up the load if the default gateway router from the > subnetwork to which de0 is connected goes down. In that > circumstance internet traffic will be redirected to the > subnet to which de3 is to be connected. > > There are also two additional interfaces which are just > being tested.. [wi0 and wi1 (wi0 as client of remote access > point 0 and wi1 as access point 1)] so the box is to route > between a total of 6 networks/subnets. This is an > experimental rig for testing purposes so the load will be > quite light. > > > > I loaded and configured the server last evening but only > > >one of the ports is physically connected to a live > network. > > >This is the interface being connected to one of our > public > > >IP addresses on de0. > > > I seem to have stopped the log messages by using the -q > option.. it seems that the messages are automatic when the > configured networks are not connected and there is no > response to the broadcast. > > OK. > > > > >This morning the log has the following messages repeated > at > > >30 secs intervals: > > >Send bcast send to (de2, 10.0.31.255.520) No Buffer space > > >available > > >Send bcast send to (de1, 10.0.15.255.520) No Buffer space > > >available > > > > >de1 is configured with an ip address 10.0.0.5 netmask > > >255.255.240.0 > > >de2 is configured with an ip address 10.0.16.5 netmask > > >255.255.240.0 > > > > >de3 is not configured > > > > >Can someone please explain what is happening and why? > > > > The output of "netstat -nrf inet" would be helpful. > Output from > > "ifconfig" might also be helpful. > > > > >I have not yet defined any routes apart from the default > > >route which is de0. > > > > I would be interested in your comments -- thank you for your > time > > OK. > > > > >Thanks very much > > > > >David > > > > Peace, > > david (links to my resume at > http://www.catwhisker.org/~david) > > -- > > David H. Wolfskill david@catwhisker.org > > Based on what I have seen to date, the use of Microsoft > products is not > > consistent with reliability. I recommend FreeBSD for > reliable systems. > > >