Date: Tue, 6 Apr 1999 12:00:45 -0700 From: "'Steve Carter'" <scarter@globalcenter.net> To: Christopher Michaels <ChrisMic@clientlogic.com> Cc: "'Steve Carter'" <scarter@globalcenter.net>, Wai Chan <wai@aloha.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: IP address Message-ID: <19990406120045.A19502@globalcenter.net> In-Reply-To: <6C37EE640B78D2118D2F00A0C90FCB441A5FFF@site2s1>; from Christopher Michaels on Tue, Apr 06, 1999 at 11:55:23AM -0400 References: <6C37EE640B78D2118D2F00A0C90FCB441A5FFF@site2s1>
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I know the FreeBSD box can perform the routing function when it has two network cards, but I don't know if it can performing routiong functionality over a single card with an alias.... -Steve Christopher Michaels wrote: > Forgive my ignorance, but can't the FreeBSD machine act as the router, or is > that only when there are 2 interfaces on the FreeBSD machine? If that is > the case, can you work around this by adding an alias to the nic on the > other subnet and possibly adding the appropriate route? > > Just my 2 cents > -Chris > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Steve Carter [SMTP:scarter@globalcenter.net] > > Sent: Monday, April 05, 1999 1:59 AM > > To: Wai Chan > > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > Subject: Re: IP address > > > > Wai Chan wrote: > > > The problem seems not from FreeBSD or directly related to FreeBSD, but > > > please give me some advice. > > > > > > I am trying to have the following configuration: > > > > > > |-------| > > > | Win9x | > > > |---| #2 | > > > |---------| | |-------| > > > | FreeBSD |-----+ > > > | #1 | | > > > |---------| | |-------| > > > |---| Win9x | > > > | #3 | > > > |-------| > > > > > > FreeBSD #1 (3.1) has IP address 192.168.1.1 with subnet mask > > > 255.255.255.0 > > > Win9x #2 has 5 computers with IP address 192.168.1.2 to 6 (subnet mask > > > 255.255.255.0) > > > Win9x #3 has 2 computer with IP address 192.168.2.1 to 2 (subnet mask > > > 255.255.255.0) > > > > > > #1, #2 are okay, but #3 couldn't connect to the network. It could > > > connect to the network when I change the IP address from 192.168.2.x to > > > 192.168.1.x. In other words, it's IP is incorrect. But, I don't know > > > why it is incorrect. I would appreciate it if someone could help me > > > solve the problem and tell me the reason. > > > > You are right, that the IP's are incorrect for the #3 computers. They are > > in a different IP network, as defined by the subnet mask, than the FreeBSD > > box and the #2 computers. To rectify this you can do one of three things: > > > > 1. Renumber the #3 computers to be within the 192.168.1-192.168.254 > > address range, and therefore in the same IP network as the rest. > > 2. Change the subnet mask you use to be 255.255.252.0 which will make > > the 192.168.1.0 and 192.168.2.0 in the same networks (as also will > > 192.168.0.0 and 192.168.3.0). > > 3. Insert a router in your network between the #1/#2 computers and #3 > > computers. > > > > I recommend you read some documentation about TCP/IP and IP addressing. > > > > -Steve > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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