On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 11:43:34 +1300 "Fisher, Robert (FXNZ CHC)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> (As I might be an idiot I am expecting to get flamed soon - I think I have > graduated from newbie.) > > How do I check to see what default gateway is used. > My boxes get their addresses from the IPCop box. > Do I need to set a manual gateway in /etc/conf.d/net > > serva root # ifconfig > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:08:C7:3C:04:34 > inet addr:192.168.10.5 Bcast:192.168.10.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 > UP BROADCAST NOTRAILERS RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > RX packets:838 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:893 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 > RX bytes:87064 (85.0 Kb) TX bytes:84849 (82.8 Kb) > Interrupt:20 Base address:0x6000 Robert, go route -n and look at where the default route points. [EMAIL PROTECTED] nick $ /sbin/route -n Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 127.0.0.0 127.0.0.1 255.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 lo 0.0.0.0 192.168.1.254 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 the default route is the one starting 0.0.0.0, and in mycase it points to 192.168.1.254 (which indeed is an ipcop box) are you just having trouble pinging, or is it all traffic to the net? > > Regards, > > Robert > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Swafford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, 13 December 2004 10:55 a.m. > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: DNS and Ping problems at home > > it sure helps IF ipcop is your gateway which almost certainly it is > > Paul > -- > (E-CAF, 301 Montreal St, Christchurch, NZ) > (ph/fax ++64 3 3656 480 : www.e-caf.com) -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
