On 26 Jul 2000, Ian Zimmerman wrote: ->>>>>> "Nagarjuna" == Nagarjuna G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: -> ->Nagarjuna> It is unthinkable for us that a machine can forward packets ->Nagarjuna> without itself able to approach the router. !!! Pl mail if ->Nagarjuna> you require more information on this. -> ->Post the output of "netstat -rn" on the gateway. You can alter it to ->protect the innocent, but take care to substitute equals for equals, ->and only.
The output: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ netstat -rn Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt Iface 123.111.44.128 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.128 U 0 0 0 eth1 123.111.44.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.128 U 0 0 0 eth0 0.0.0.0 158.144.44.126 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 BTW, I have managed to make the routing work, but I have not understood HOW? I have changed the IP of the router from 123.111.44.126 to 123.111.44.100, lo and behold everything started working as usual. Nagarjuna