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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.
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...
Paras
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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