From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 9 14:58:53 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF6D316A41F for ; Fri, 9 Sep 2005 14:58:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kstewart@owt.com) Received: from smtp.owt.com (smtp.owt.com [204.118.6.19]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F36D743D70 for ; Fri, 9 Sep 2005 14:58:52 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kstewart@owt.com) Received: from topaz-out (owt-207-41-94-233.owt.com [207.41.94.233]) by smtp.owt.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id j89Ewcou012054; Fri, 9 Sep 2005 07:58:38 -0700 From: Kent Stewart To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 07:58:49 -0700 User-Agent: KMail/1.8.2 References: <200509090939.47357.deltaski@earthlink.net> In-Reply-To: <200509090939.47357.deltaski@earthlink.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200509090758.49395.kstewart@owt.com> Cc: deltaski@earthlink.net Subject: Re: Home Network Setup Problem X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 14:58:54 -0000 On Friday 09 September 2005 07:39 am, deltaski@earthlink.net wrote: > Thank you all, who have considered this message! > > I am learning BSD with 3 successful units. 1-100mhz pent. running > 4.11 1-180mhz pent. running 5.4 and one 266mhz AMD running 5.4 > > I have learned the ins and outs of X, changing rc.conf and am quite > good at reinstalling the system after a few "learning" adjustments. > > Just for fun and my own enjoyment in learning, I have now accepted > the challenge of my own home network. I have been able to connect all > boxes to my DSL router with DHCP and manual IP assignments and > changed/setup NIC's with ifconfig. My reference materal is the > Handbook from FreeBSD.org and "The Complete FreeBSD" by Greg Lehey. > > Now the problem! > > DSL is 192.168.1.1 - Box B has two NIC's rl0=192.168.1.100 netmask > 255.255.255.0 and is connected only to 192.168.1.1 ping works/outside > internet works. > Box B second NIC rl1=172.16.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 and is > connected to a standalone switch/router. > > Box A has one NIC eth0=172.16.1.35 and is connected to the standalone > switch/router. Box A can ping 172.16.1.35 and 172.16.1.1 on box b. It > can NOT ping 192.168.1.1 or access any outside internet. > > >From Box B keyboard, I can ping > > 192.168.1.1/192.168.1.100/172.16.1.1/172.16.1.35 > > >From Box A keyboard, I can ping only 172.16.1.35/172.16.1.1 > > I have tried ifconfig rl0 192.168.1.100 172.16.1.1 netmask > 255.255.255.0 among many other configurations without success. > > >From my reading, I think the error of my ways is in the Box B > > between nic rl0 > > and rl1. The data packets are not being forwarded from rl1 to rl0 or > rl0 to rl1. Somewhere I have missed something. If anyone could point > me in the correct direction, it would be greatly appreciated. > In your /etc/rc.conf, you need to tell machine B that it is a gateway. Since you are using RFC1918 IP addresses, you probably should turn on natd. It is much easier if the switch is right after your DSL because then, you don't need B to be a gateway and you don't need to run ipfw to get natd. Kent -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA http://users.owt.com/kstewart/index.html