> There could be one of two things going on here. First, what version of
> ComOS are you using. It wasn't until later ComOS versions that the
> RFC for passing default gateway on PPP negotiation was implemented.
> You should be using ComOS 3.5 if at all possible.
We're using 3.3.2. I had heard that 3.5 was a wee unstable.
>
> Second, Microsoft has a known problem with its ICMP and tracert.exe
> programs in that with a Livingston term server (and a few others) it will
> ALWAYS timeout on the first hop. In fact early versions of WS-Watch had a
> selectable option for your pings, Normal ICMP or Microsoft ICMP. Unix
> machines do NOT have this timeout problem even when connected via
> Livingston Term Servers/Routhers. Even though it is Microsoft that did
> not implement properly, it looks like it is going to be Livingston that
> will come up with a workaround. They say that there is an RFE on it.
>
Thanks alot for this info.
> I suspect it is the second problem rather than the first that is your
> problem. If the default gateway was not picked up at all, you would
> have NO traffic getting out at all, instead of just timing out on the
> first hop. With MS versions of traceroute, it is not unusual
> to miss anything from the first to the third hop outbound. But routing
> is not affected. If you are truely not getting a default route as shown
> in a "route -print" or "netstat -r", then upgrade your ComOS.
>
>
Since win95 doesnt have a default gateway in the TCP/IP config,
it assigns the interface as the gateway.
>
>
Thanks again for the info.
Brian.