---John C Cusick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> shortline's address is 192.168.192.3
> laptop's address is 192.168.192.4
> mainline's address is 192.168.192.1
>
>
> (I'm not exactly sure I have the command syntatically correct
> in this e-mail, they are correct at home where I am not at this time.
> I'm sure they are correct because they work between the two boxes)
>
> The commands I run on the laptop (off the top of my head) are:
> # ifconfig add laptop pointopoint shortline dev plip1
> # route add default dev plip1
>
> On shortline:
> # ifconfig add shortline pointopoint laptop dev plip1
>
> Both etc/hosts files have all boxes listed on the net.
>
> ipforwarding is turned on on shortline.
>
> an ifconfig command shows the plip1 devices on both boxes
> connected to the proper ip addresses
>
> I telnet to shortline from laptop with no problems. I telnet from
> shortline to mainline with no problems, but when I try to
> telnet to mainline from laptop::
> # telnet mainline
> or
> # telnet 192.168.192.1
> and I get "no route to host" error
>
> I tried route add default gw 192.168.192.3 on laptop. I am assuming
> this is telling the 'laptop' that the point-to-point connection
> 'shortline' is
> the gateway to the network, right?
>
> I'm missing something real obvious and I don't have a clue. Can anyone
> out.
>
> Thanks in advance.
> JC
>
The problem is on your IP addresses.
laptop
192.168.192.4--------192.168.192.3
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