Thank you sooo much!!! That worked perfectly. Also thanks for the links to the nice documentation. I've been looking for similar documentation for a couple of weeks now.
Walt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin A. Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Walter D. Wyndroski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 11:50 AM Subject: Re: [LARTC] Public Router using Private Links > Walt, > > Try this....the "src" keyword is a hint to the kernel about what address > to select on a given route. This will only work if the kernel is asked to > select the source IP based on a route. > > # ip route change default via $CURRENTGATEWAY src $IP_ON_ETH3 > > This might work before the change: > > # ping -n -v -I $IP_ON_ETH3 www.yahoo.com > > See also: > > http://linux-ip.net/html/routing-saddr-selection.html > http://linux-ip.net/gl/ip-cref/node155.html > > Good luck, > > -Martin > > : I am running a public core router using private links from my provider. > : > : Details: > : RH7.3 > : 9 interfaces (all Intel) > : eth0 is default gateway and has a private IP address > : all other interfaces are links to other routers or networks > : eth3 has a public IP address > : > : The core router will rarely need to access sites out on the internet, > : but when it does it cannot get there because the eth0 has a private IP > : address. Is there a way to force the router to use the ip address from > : eth3 to access sites on the internet? If so, how would I route traffic > : originating from eth3 to the internet? I have tried a few policy > : statements coupled with some separate rules and tables to no avail. All > : I am getting is Destination host unreachable when I issue the command > : "ping -v -I eth3 www.yahoo.com". > : > : Please advise. Thank you in advance. > : > : Walt > : > > -- > Martin A. Brown --- SecurePipe, Inc. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ LARTC mailing list / [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.ds9a.nl/mailman/listinfo/lartc HOWTO: http://lartc.org/
