> Eth0 192.168.10.5 (desktop as an alias) > > # route > Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface > 212.210.33.130 * 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 ppp0 > 192.168.10.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 > default desktop 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth
Your desktop's default route should be ppp0, not eth0, like this: Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface 212.210.33.130 * 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 ppp0 192.168.10.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 default 212.210.33.130 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 ppp0 from your current routing table, try to: # route del default # route add default gw 212.210.33.130 dev ppp0 san On Sat, 2001-11-24 at 22:49, Vittorio wrote: > Please help! > I can connect my portable PC to my desktop via ethernet > cards (eth0) and use ping, NFS, samba etc. > > Now, after re-reading Net-HOWTO and following the examples in it, I've > been trying to set my desktop and its eth0 and ppp0 connections as a > router for my portable in order to use email and the internet on it by > means of ethernet connection. In a nutshell, the first 'extremely > simple' routing configuration in the HOWTO! > > Even though I've followed the easy instructions using the command > 'route add..' etc, it simply doesn't work in my case. > > Here it is the basic configuration info > > On both system woody with 2.4.13 kernel > > On my desktop (the would-be router) > > Eth0 192.168.10.5 (desktop as an alias) > > # route > Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface > 212.210.33.130 * 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 ppp0 > 192.168.10.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 > default desktop 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 > > On my portable PC (the only client) > > # route > Kernel IP routing table > Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface > default desktop 255.255.255.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 > 192.168.10.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 > > > I can of course ping the eth0 on both sides using also their aliases > but...... > the result when I try to ping a working internet address from my client is as > follows: > > #ping 195.110.96.65 # > > PING 195.110.96.65 (195.110.96.65): 56 data bytes > ping: sendto: Network is unreachable > ping: wrote 195.110.96.65 64 chars, ret=-1 > > > What's wrong with it? > > Vittorio > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
