Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 23:37:54 -0800 From: "Crist J. Clark" <cjclark@reflexnet.net> To: pgd@telehorizon.com Cc: Freebsd <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Host is down Message-ID: <20010123233754.Z10761@rfx-216-196-73-168.users.reflex> In-Reply-To: <980245623.3a6d5c77a997f@webmail.telehorizon.com>; from pgd@telehorizon.com on Tue, Jan 23, 2001 at 12:27:03PM %2B0200 References: <980245623.3a6d5c77a997f@webmail.telehorizon.com>
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On Tue, Jan 23, 2001 at 12:27:03PM +0200, pgd@telehorizon.com wrote: [snip] > The output of ifconfig -a does not give anything strange (the two network cards > are OK) and the subnet mask and the ip-numbers are also OK - i check them with > an on-line utility (The ip address for the server(PC3) is 192.168.1.1 with > netmask 255.255.255.0). > The message that i get when i'm trying to ping a client is: > PING 192.168.1.2 (192.168.1.2): 56 data bytes > ping: sendto: Host is down > -- the same when i'm pinging from a client to a server. > Note the 1st NAT server works without any problem... > The configuration for the 2nd NAT server is the same as for the 1st.. > Any idea where might be the problem? 'sendto: Host is down' means there is a link layer problem or your IP config is wa-ay off. Are all of the link lights on your NICs on? Check cabling. Check hardware. As for IP config, make sure both NICs are on the same logical LAN. -- Crist J. Clark cjclark@alum.mit.edu To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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