From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 1 16:02:42 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 2160F16A421 for ; Tue, 1 Nov 2005 16:02:42 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jwm-freebsd@sentinelchicken.net) Received: from dukecmmtar02.coxmail.com (dukecmmtar02.coxmail.com [68.99.120.49]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5674143D5E for ; Tue, 1 Nov 2005 16:02:37 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jwm-freebsd@sentinelchicken.net) Received: from sentinelchicken.net ([70.183.13.213]) by dukecmmtar02.coxmail.com (InterMail vM.6.01.05.02 201-2131-123-102-20050715) with SMTP id <20051101160300.NIJN1549.dukecmmtar02.coxmail.com@sentinelchicken.net> for ; Tue, 1 Nov 2005 11:03:00 -0500 Received: (qmail 91059 invoked by uid 1000); 1 Nov 2005 16:02:36 -0000 Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 11:02:36 -0500 From: Jason Morgan To: FreeBSD Questions Message-ID: <20051101160236.GC90735@sentinelchicken.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Subject: Re: Quick Routing Question 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: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 16:02:42 -0000 On Tue, Nov 01, 2005 at 10:25:25AM -0500, Steve Bertrand wrote: > > > Destination Gateway Flags Refs Use Netif > > Expire > > default 70.183.13.193 UGS 0 24701 xl0 > > 10/24 link#3 UC 0 0 fxp0 > > 10.0.0.1 00:d0:b7:44:f9:c6 UHLW 0 903 lo0 > > 10.0.0.2 00:50:8d:e5:a5:41 UHLW 0 322468 > > fxp0 572 > > 10.0.0.4 00:e0:98:04:01:f6 UHLW 0 1131 > > fxp0 1140 > > 70.183.13.192/26 link#2 UC 0 0 xl0 > > 70.183.13.193 00:13:5f:00:f0:ee UHLW 1 0 > > xl0 1188 > > 70.183.13.213 00:50:04:cf:52:8a UHLW 0 18 lo0 > > 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 UH 0 0 lo0 > > 192.168.1 link#1 UC 0 0 dc0 > > Ok, this looks ok. The 10/24 network *should* be able to see/route > anything back and forth to the 192.168.1/24 network without difficulty. > > Now, I can't remember if you said how this was cabled, but this is how I > set up my wifi networks: > > - plug the wireless network interface in the FBSD router into one of the > LAN switch ports on the wireless AP/router (if indeed it is a router). > The IP address on the LAN side of the AP is irrelevant, so long as you > don't conflict with another IP. Yes, that's what I've done. > - Give the wireless laptop a static IP inside the wireless IP subnet As soon as I can get the Linksys set up, I will. > - Have nothing plugged into the WAN side of the wireless AP, as you > don't want routing with that unit, you just want a layer-2 > (bridged/switched) AP. Correct. > - effectively, if you have wireless connectivity from the laptop to the > AP, you should be able to ping the FW, and vice-versa Checking to make sure the wireless router is routing now, but I can ping from the FreeBSD gateway to the router (as well as hit the web setup with lynx). > If it doesn't work, cable up the laptop to the LAN side of the AP, > ensuring it has a proper IP in the wifi range, and then ping. > > If all else fails, set up a round of say 100 pings from the laptop to > the FBSD box, and on the FBSD box, do this: > > # tcpdump -n -i fxp0 > > where fxp0 is the interface the AP is plugged into. This will show you > first, if the pings are getting from the wifi subnet to the FBSD box, > and also if they are being returned. Inbound pings but no outbound pings > could indicate a deeper routing issue or FW issue. No inbound pings > could indicate a problem with IP allocation or subnet issues. > > tcpdump (1) is a great tool, and may even help further troubleshoot the > issue. Thanks for the suggestions. Never played with tcpdump before. > > If you can ping from wifi to FBSD wifi interface, then push the scope of > the test further, trying to ping the cabled side of the FBSD box. > > let us know what you find, as the more detail we have after certain > tests, will enable us to provide further recommendations. Also, an > ifconfig output could help too, so long everything is all connected. I'll move a client from the 'wired' side to the 'wireless' side here shortly. Thanks for the help. -Jason > Regards, > > Steve > > > > > Internet6: > > Destination Gateway Flags > > Netif Expire > > ::1 ::1 UH lo0 > > fe80::%dc0/64 link#1 UC dc0 > > fe80::204:5aff:fe42:5084%dc0 00:04:5a:42:50:84 UHL lo0 > > fe80::%xl0/64 link#2 UC xl0 > > fe80::250:4ff:fecf:528a%xl0 00:50:04:cf:52:8a UHL lo0 > > fe80::%fxp0/64 link#3 UC fxp0 > > fe80::2d0:b7ff:fe44:f9c6%fxp0 00:d0:b7:44:f9:c6 UHL lo0 > > fe80::%lo0/64 fe80::1%lo0 U lo0 > > fe80::1%lo0 link#4 UHL lo0 > > ff01::/32 ::1 U lo0 > > ff02::%dc0/32 link#1 UC dc0 > > ff02::%xl0/32 link#2 UC xl0 > > ff02::%fxp0/32 link#3 UC fxp0 > > ff02::%lo0/32 ::1 UC lo0 > > > > > > Also, made one small error in my initial post. The wireless > > router has IP 192.168.1.1 and the server's 'wireless' > > interface is 192.168.1.2 (going to switch these as soon as I > > get access to the wireless router settings). > > > > I've tried setting static routes between various interfaces > > on the FreeBSD machine, it hasn't worked, but I may be doing > > it wrong. I thought routed should take care of this > > dynamically, but I'm a bit unsure about that. > > > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > > > Fabian > > > > -- > > > > http://www.fabiankeil.de/ > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks alot for the replies. I appreciate it. > > > > Jason > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > >