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Date:      Sat, 19 Jan 2002 11:59:09 +1030 (CST)
From:      "Paul A. Hoadley" <paulh@logicsquad.net>
To:        <cmankin@harbornet.com>
Cc:        <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   Re: BSD network hired guns?
Message-ID:  <3242.203.49.60.114.1011403749.squirrel@grover.logicsquad.net>
In-Reply-To: <000701c1a084$e831f580$0301a8c0@clicknetwork.com>
References:  <000701c1a084$e831f580$0301a8c0@clicknetwork.com>

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Hi Clark,

[I've Cc:'d the list -- others may be able to spot the problem quicker than
me.]

Clark Mankin said:

> Actually there's nothing between me and the default router.  Linux
> doesn't use that term.  Linux works with "default gateway" which is
> what my telecom provider calls it.  Where BSD got the idea to call it a
> "default router" instead of a default gateway is a mystery.  Seems to
> me that if the 2nd largest telecom company calls it a default gateway
> that ought to be good enough for BSD!

I think the terminolgy used in rc.conf is reasonable:  the object that
provides the default route off your LAN is called the default router.
Despite that...

[Some descriptions snipped]

I wonder whether you could actually draw a picture -- just plain old ASCII
art will do, in a fixed-width font.  From your description, the topology is
still not clear to me.  Although you seem to imply by description that the
gateway to the telco is on your LAN, I can't reconcile that with your
previous statements about having to route via a gateway of 0.0.0.0 under
Linux to get to this gateway.  Include actual IP addresses.


-- 
Paul.

mailto:paulh@logicsquad.net
mailto:paul.hoadley@student.adelaide.edu.au




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