In general no, but it depends on your kernel's routing table. You should
have an entry for you subnet with the appropriate netmask. In the
example below, I am using the 192.168 as an example. Any host on the
192.168.1.x subnet can be queried directly without going through the
router. But 192.168.2.7 would go through the router. Class C netmasks
are generally 255.255.255.0, but if you want a segment to contain the
router and 5 systems, where .1 is the router, 2-7 are the other systems,
then the netmask would be: 255.255.255.241.
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt
Iface
192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0
On 15 Jun 2000, at 15:04, Fab LaPorta wrote:
> When a pc communicates with a server or workstaion and ther're on the
> same segment. Does the router get quiered at all or does the
> communication go straight to the 2 machines.
--
Jerry Feldman
Contractor, eInfrastructure Partner Engineering
508-467-4315 http://www.testdrive.compaq.com/linux/
Compaq Computer Corp.
200 Forest Street MRO1-3/F1
Marlboro, Ma. 01752
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