On Fri, 2002-09-06 at 11:30, Gordon Messmer wrote: > The client will try to open the connection to your router > (1.1.1.1:8181). The router will forward the packet according to its > rules by changing the destination and forwarding it on as normal. The > server (1.1.1.2) gets the packet, but it has the original source address > on it... that's the trick. The server (1.1.1.2) replies to the client > according to its normal routing rules. If the two are in the same > subnet, it goes directly to the client, not through the router, and the > client has no idea what to do with those packets (client was talking to > 1.1.1.1, but gets replies from 1.1.1.2, and thows them away as invalid).
Ah, now that does make sense. I didn't even think that could be cause. I really should've thought of that :) That answers my question anyway. Thanks for that. ________________________________________________________________ Kevin Green KD Micro Software :: "Servicing all ends of the evolutionary scale" - Frank Holmes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 9256 1566 (ext 2778) -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
