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From: pflores@phoenix.net (Paul Flores)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: routing problem
Date: 22 Aug 1995 13:57:06 GMT
Organization: Phoenix Data Systems
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warbird@laser.net wrote:
: I have 5 machines on a small local network.  ONe of them is a
: unix box with a modem that connects to my ISP via ppp.  I run
: 'routed -s' on the unix box and 'routed -q' on my other machines.
: The unix box can see the entire 'net just fine, none of my clients
: however, can see anything past the immediate area of the remote
: ppp machine of my ISP.  All clients are set to have default routes
: to the unix box which I thought was sufficient.  Seems this is not
: so.  Can someone tell me what I need to do to help my clients see
: the entire 'net on the other side of the ppp connection?

: thanks very much.

This may be a silly question, but does your ISP know you are doing this?

It sounds like the rest of the world doesn't know how to get back to your 
hardware after it leaves your network.

Paul Flores

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