From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 31 23:16:44 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C126D1065692 for ; Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:16:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kalin@el.net) Received: from mail.el.net (mail.el.net [64.81.218.253]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 546848FC1C for ; Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:16:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kalin@el.net) Received: (qmail 14189 invoked by uid 1008); 1 Nov 2008 00:20:08 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO kalins-macbook-pro.local) (kalin@el.net@74.1.12.115) by mail.el.net with ESMTPA; 1 Nov 2008 00:20:08 -0000 Message-ID: <490B91DA.1050606@el.net> Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:16:42 -0400 From: kalin m User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (Macintosh/20080914) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Mikel King References: <490676CC.2060101@el.net> <20081028024502.GB37131@icarus.home.lan> <490681C6.3030402@el.net> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Jeremy Chadwick , freebsd-questions Subject: Re: almost OT os x 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, 31 Oct 2008 23:16:44 -0000 > > Kalin, > > Did you add a specific route for the alternative network? I know > this may sound crazy but for whatever reason Macs don't override the > default route automatically. You would think that any attached > ethernet device would be considered a best route to that LAN however I > have had experience otherwise. > i did. with the interface. but that apparently doesn't matter. a few tests with route get were enough to realize that the B network is not really having it's own default route. so i just switched the cards around. now en0 is the external ip and en1 is the 192.168.x.x. and the default route is the one for the B network... it works a desired now.... thanks for the idea.... > Cheers, > Mikel King > CEO, Olivent Technologies > Senior Editor, Daemon News > Columnist, BSD Magazine > 6 Alpine Court > Medford, NY 11763 > http://www.olivent.com > http://www.daemonnews.org > http://www.bsdmag.org > skype: mikel.king > +------------------------------------------+ > How do you spell cooperation? Pessimists use > each other, but optimists help each other. > Collaboration feeds your spirit, while > competition only stokes your ego. You'll > find the best way to get along. > +------------------------------------------+ > >