Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 15:25:39 -0800 From: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> To: Steve Hovey <shovey@buffnet.net> Cc: Mark Cheeseman <cheese@apnpc.com.au>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Default router not on network Message-ID: <34737573.4487EB71@whistle.com> References: <Pine.BSI.3.95.971119171732.14038C-100000@buffnet11.buffnet.net>
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draw a picture of what you want. it makes it clearer. do they want to use address translation? I'm not sure I understand the problem. They are basically being lazy, assuming you have legal address numbers, theyjust don't want to have to advertise your addresses. Steve Hovey wrote: > > On Thu, 20 Nov 1997, Mark Cheeseman wrote: > > > I'm trying to get a couple of FreeBSD boxes running at an ISP, who > > wants us to use an address not in our class C as the default route. > > FreeBSD doesn't seem to want to know about this. The ISP is adamant > > that they can't put an alias from our address block on their router, > > and adds words to the effect of "it works for Linux". > > If it works for linux, then linux is broken. Unless they will give you an > IP in the subnet their router is in - in which case you can set an alias. > > Also - how do they think that they can route back to you otherwise? > > > > > How can I convince FreeBSD (2.1.7, btw) to route through such an > > address? > > > > Thanks, > > Mark > > > > -- > > Mark Cheeseman, Manager, APN Online cheese@apnpc.com.au Tel +61 2 9936 8680 > > http://www.zdnet.com.au/ http://www.gamespot.com.au/ Fax +61 2 9955 8871 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Steve Hovey > Chief Engineer > BuffNET More Than Just a Connection! > ------------------------------------------------------------------
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