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Old 06-08-2004, 07:14 AM   #1
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Angry Linux routes


hi all:,

my isp gave me their gateway ip address x.x.233.81 and my client ip x.x.237.116/255.255.255.248.

when i do : route add default gw x.x.233.81 it says." netowork unreachable" and cannot connect to internet..


But when my friend's windows machine put same gatewat ip in is machine x.x.x.237.114/255.255.255.248, he can connect to internet and can browse.


What might be the problem in my linux machine... why windows can and linux cannot? it is windows 2003 adv server and mine is fedora core 1.


Thanks
nisp
 
Old 06-08-2004, 07:48 AM   #2
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A 255.255.255.248 subnet is only 8 IP addresses long. The gateway and your client IP are not even on the same network. You need to verify that your ISP gave you the correct information. What IP address was assigned to your friend's computer? I would bet that it was something a little closer to the gateway.
 
Old 06-08-2004, 08:05 AM   #3
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that's what i was surprised too.
my linux machine is x.x.237.116/30 and his machine is x.x.237.114/30

i cannot ping x.x.233.81 and his windows machine can...



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Old 06-08-2004, 10:27 AM   #4
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try modify submask to 255.255.255.0,good luck!
 
Old 06-08-2004, 12:17 PM   #5
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U mean in my linux machine i convert my subnet mask from 255.255.255.248 to 255.255.255.0?

nisp.
 
Old 06-08-2004, 02:38 PM   #6
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Originally posted by ispnepal (condensed for space)
that's what i was surprised too.
my linux machine is x.x.237.116/30 and his machine is x.x.237.114/30
i cannot ping x.x.233.81 and his windows machine can...
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A /30 netmask translates to 255.255.255.252, which is 4 IP addresses long. If "x.x" is the same in both IP addresses, then something is wrong. With a /30 netmask, x.x.237.116 calculates to a network address. If you friend is using x.x.237.114, then his gateway is probably using x.x.237.113 as his gateway. This assumes that the /30 mask is the correct for your configuration.

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Old 06-08-2004, 11:10 PM   #7
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Originally posted by ispnepal
U mean in my linux machine i convert my subnet mask from 255.255.255.248 to 255.255.255.0?

nisp.
as the gateway ip is x.x.233.x and the client ip is x.x.237.x, class c subnet won't work either.

sticking to stickman's last post, verify the ips with your ISP

Last edited by ppuru; 06-08-2004 at 11:11 PM.
 
Old 06-09-2004, 05:25 AM   #8
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my problem is solved:

did:

route add -host x.x.233.81 gw dev eth0
route add default gw x.x.233.81


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