The subnet is 255.255.255.224, I just gave those ips as an example. I need the router because it is being used with wireless equipment, and as far as I know they dont make any kind of wireless wic for a cisco. The "router (38.185.233.175)" is connected to our hub which then goes to our cisco and the t1. I need to route wireless clients ips through the 38.185.233.175 router.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen A. Witt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Kevin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 9:01 AM Subject: Re: linux routing I'm not sure why you need the router. Your two machines are on the same IP subnet, which is an Ethernet LAN (I'm assuming this, you haven't provided the netmask of the network which is necessary to determine this). Normally, in an IP network, each network has a separate IP network address (which is defined by the netmask). The router forwards IP datagrams between the two networks. In setting up your network, you should have two separate IP network addresses for the two networks in the router machine. Its two interfaces are 38.185.233.175 and 38.185.233.176 which appear to be in the same IP network address space. The second interface (eth1) should be in another IP address space. I could help a little more if you were to explain a little more the details of the 'internet' and why you don't want to put both machines on that LAN.
