Can u provide the output of route -n here? On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 19:35, Chris Miller <[email protected]>wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 6:38 AM, gurminder <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > we have a setup of two machines and to ping from one machine to > > another.. > > > > we are using route as route add -net <ip> gw 127.0.0.1 lo and with > > this ping is wrking packets are seen at other machine...bt i am not > > able to understand with gw as loopback IP ,how the ping is wrking,plz > > clarify the doubt. > > Nothing like txttlk to get the admin hammer warmed up in the morning. > Please review the List Rules, linked below, and particularly the ESR > link to "Asking Smart Questions." > > > Please remember to abide by our list rules (http://tinyurl.com/LUG-Rulesor > http://cdn.fsdev.net/List-Rules.pdf) > > To your question, what routing software are you using? > > Furthermore, 127.0.0.1 is usually mapped to localhost (as is ::1). > That those packets are visible on another machine is a potential > security risk and is absolutely not how network architecture should > behave. Many programs happily throw packets around on localhost with > the expectation that it's private. > > -- > Registered Linux Addict #431495 > For Faith and Family! | John 3:16! > fsdev.net | 0x5f3759df.org | chrismiller.at > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users > Group. > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit our group at > http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > Please remember to abide by our list rules (http://tinyurl.com/LUG-Rulesor > http://cdn.fsdev.net/List-Rules.pdf) > -- Jibu N.C. "Don't tell God how big your storm is, Tell the storm how big your God is!!!!!" -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup Please remember to abide by our list rules (http://tinyurl.com/LUG-Rules or http://cdn.fsdev.net/List-Rules.pdf)
