Re: [H] Gateway address?
Thanks Ben, That's the way I have always played. OK. Best, Duncan At 18:42 02/18/2008 -0500, you wrote: It's not routable from your subnet. You talk to your local gateway (which is on the same subnet -- your router) and that forwards traffic on to the internet. DHSinclair wrote: Harry, Thanks for the reply. I thought so, but since the isp's default gw addy never changes (well, cuz it is Scenic City, TN) never changes, ?thought I might use iteven though I know it was both routable and way outside my local LAN.suppose I was reaching, again.. :) One day I might just understand part of this magic! No harm, no foul. Can talk via my local router, so all is OK. Best, Duncan
Re: [H] Gateway address?
u are making my brain sweat :-D TOO much spare time I think ! fp At 03:50 PM 2/18/2008, DHSinclair Poked the stick with: >Harry, >Thanks for the reply. I thought so, but since the isp's default gw addy never >changes (well, cuz it is Scenic City, TN) never changes, ?thought I might use >iteven though I know it was both routable and way outside my local >LAN.suppose I was reaching, again.. :) >One day I might just understand part of this magic! >No harm, no foul. Can talk via my local router, so all is OK. >Best, >Duncan -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- Politics: The glad hand and the marble heart.
Re: [H] Gateway address?
It's not routable from your subnet. You talk to your local gateway (which is on the same subnet -- your router) and that forwards traffic on to the internet. DHSinclair wrote: Harry, Thanks for the reply. I thought so, but since the isp's default gw addy never changes (well, cuz it is Scenic City, TN) never changes, ?thought I might use iteven though I know it was both routable and way outside my local LAN.suppose I was reaching, again.. :) One day I might just understand part of this magic! No harm, no foul. Can talk via my local router, so all is OK. Best, Duncan
Re: [H] Gateway address?
Harry, Thanks for the reply. I thought so, but since the isp's default gw addy never changes (well, cuz it is Scenic City, TN) never changes, ?thought I might use iteven though I know it was both routable and way outside my local LAN.suppose I was reaching, again.. :) One day I might just understand part of this magic! No harm, no foul. Can talk via my local router, so all is OK. Best, Duncan At 15:35 02/18/2008 -0700, you wrote: DHSinclair wrote: Is there any difference in performance whether I use my: a) isp's default gateway address, or, Well, performance will be zero... If you have a localnet route (based on IP and subnet address), and you give a default gateway that is outside of your localnet, your computer won't know how to reach the default gateway. b) the local LAN address of my local router.. That is the one you have to use Harry in my client's ip config setups? They are very different, btw. Just wondering Best, Duncan
Re: [H] Gateway address?
DHSinclair wrote: Is there any difference in performance whether I use my: a) isp's default gateway address, or, Well, performance will be zero... If you have a localnet route (based on IP and subnet address), and you give a default gateway that is outside of your localnet, your computer won't know how to reach the default gateway. b) the local LAN address of my local router.. That is the one you have to use Harry in my client's ip config setups? They are very different, btw. Just wondering Best, Duncan
[H] Gateway address?
Is there any difference in performance whether I use my: a) isp's default gateway address, or, b) the local LAN address of my local router.. in my client's ip config setups? They are very different, btw. Just wondering Best, Duncan
