(PM) route adding help? (fwd)

MegaZone (megazone@megazone.org)
Sat, 20 Jun 1998 00:42:29 -0700 (PDT)

Once upon a time Randy Norton shaped the electrons to say...
>Physically, our net connection looks like this.
>
>NET --> PortMaster ---> LittleUsers(Tm)
> |
> LAN
> |
> Box_We_Want_To_Add_Class_C_to
>
>Now, the box is local to the router, and the box is setup to have the
>portmaster as it's gateway. That's all taken care of.
>
>But, when trying to add the route like this:
> core-hotcity-1> add route 209.21.59.0/24 209.21.59.1 1 ether0

You're trying to tell the unit that this class C is router via an
address within itself! How can it find that gateway if it doesn't have
a route? Catch-22. You need to supply IP addresses in the diagram.

> Warning: Gateway is not directly connected - marking as Unknown

Remember, when you add a route the gateway MUST be an IP it ALREADY knows
how to get to.

-MZ

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