Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 15:54:59 +0200 From: "Patrick O'Reilly" <bsd@perimeter.co.za> To: "FreeBSD Question List" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Unable to see LAN from gateway! Message-ID: <007601c1eace$76182160$b50d030a@PATRICK> References: <000501c1eac7$bc094480$b50d030a@PATRICK>
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick O'Reilly" <peri@perimeter.co.za>
> Good day all!
>
> I have the strangest problem - you won't believe this!
>
> I have a FreeBSD gateway/router and a branch office, configured like
so:
>
> --------------
> PPP 192.168.255.6/30 | FreeBSD | LAN 192.168.3.1/24
> <<---------(hdlc0) Gateway (dc0)-------O
> (<<--default gateway) | |
> --------------
>
> Now, the problem: I cannot ping/traceroute/connect from elsewhere to
> any addresses on the 192.168.3.0/24 network, except 192.168.3.1
itself.
> When I use traceroute from outside it is successful until
192.168.255.6,
> then dies on the next hop.
Correction on the above paragraph: On further testing I find I am able
to traceroute from the outside to _SOME_ IPs on that LAN, but not all!
Yet, all devices on the LAN can ping one-another OK. ?!?
> If I log on to that gateway server itself, I can get anywhere out via
> the PPP link, and I can ping 192.168.3.1, but nothing else on
> 192.168.3.0/24 responds.
>
> Now, before you say "Plug the cable in!" :) - Users on the 192.168.3.0
> LAN are able to fetch their emails (from the head office mail server),
> browse the web, etc. All of this traffic is traversing the gateway
> quite merrily! ??????????????
>
> The box has ipfw compiled into the kernel, but at present the
> "rc.firewall" is running in "OPEN" mode. There is no NAT happening on
> this box either.
>
> I must be missing something really obvious!
>
> Please hit me with the clue club.
>
curiouser and curiouser....
Regards,
Patrick O'Reilly.
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