Brian wrote:
>
> do both nic's show a link light? how about the hub?
Brian
The 1st machine shows a green light on the nic and a steady light on the
hub
However the 2nd machine has an old [but I thought functioning NIC]
nic which does not have any lights.
Do you think I should replace the nic on the second machine and
test it all again?
Thanks
Johnny
> On Wed, 29 Mar 2000, Johnnio wrote:
>
> > Hi again Brian
> >
> > This is where I'm at currently...
> >
> > I'm now getting 'destination host unreachable'
> >
> >
> > On the 1st box - RH 5.2 server
> >
> > netstat -nr
> >
> > 192.168.127.68 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 1500 0 0 eth0
> > 192.168.127.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 1500 0 0 eth0
> > 127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 3584 0 0 lo
> > 0.0.0.0 192.168.127.68 0.0.0.0 UG 1500 0 0 eth0
> >
> > On 2nd box
> >
> > netstat -nr
> >
> > 192.168.127.65 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 1500 0 0 eth0
> > 192.168.127.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 1500 0 0 eth0
> > 127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 3584 0 0 lo
> > 0.0.0.0 192.168.127.65 0.0.0.0 UG 1500 0 0 eth0
> >
> > Both boxes have each other in their /etc/hosts files
> >
> >
> > Brian wrote:
> > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Is this what you are saying that I need to see in 'netstat -nr
> > > > > after ppp connects?
> > > > >
> > > > > 38.1.1.1 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 1500 0 0 eth0
> > > > > 192.168.127.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 1500 0 0 eth0
> > > > > 127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 3584 0 0 lo
> > > > > 0.0.0.0 38.1.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 1500 0 0 ppp0
> > > > >
> > > > > the goal is. Would this be correct?
> > > >
> > > > The above routing table looks good. what does arp -a show? anything?
> > >
> > > More than likely what is going on is this:
> > >
> > > 1. The machine you are seeing a "timeout" on, has a correct routing table.
> > > It sends the ping to the destination, but the destination doesn't know how
> > > to get back to the original source. Thus a "timeout".
> > >
> > > 2. The machine you are seeing nothing on, does not have a correct route to
> > > the other machine.
> > >
> > > Both machines need the 192.168.127.0 route to work properly. Do a netstat
> > > -rn on BOTH machines, and post it here if you like..........that is what's
> > > needed.
> > >
> > > Brian
> > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks in advance.
> > > > >
> > > > > Johnny
> > > > >
> > >
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