Did Bush outlaw gateway info gathering lately? ;)) Cisco routers? GW for VLANs?
I might have some interested colleagues.... send me more info... Xavier > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 7:40 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Detect Gateway IP address in windows > > why do you need to know the gateway address ? > or, if you prefer, what do you want to use it for ? > > I need to know the gateway address because I'm writing > software to configure > routers for use over fiber-optic systems for an ISP. In > order to do the > configuration, I take the gateway address and add some info > to the end of it and > perform GETS and POSTS to that particular URL. For Mac, I use: > > put shell("/usr/sbin/netstat -r -n | grep default | awk > '{print $2}'") into GatewayIP > > > > > > In a message dated 10/8/04 8:53:54 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > I tried not to ask - but I can't help myself ..... > > > > why do you need to know the gateway address ? > > or, if you prefer, what do you want to use it for ? > > > > There have been a few suggested ways to find i tout (and > there are a couple > > of others, probably even less "perfect"); knowing what you > want to use it > > for would help to give you the best answer (or at least to > point out the > > constraints and difficulties with each particular way). > > > > Note that in the right circumstances, it's possible to have > a machine > > connected to, and able to talk to, the Internet with : > > � - no gateway address > > � - a gateway address which is not used to reach the internet > > � - a gateway address which is not reachable from the > Internet, even though > > the machine itself is able to talk to the 'net > > � - a gateway address which does not represent a host (i.e. > you can't > > communicate with it) > > � - multiple gateways, each used for different parts of the net > > > > On principle, I'd say you should try not to need to know > this info :-) > > > > -- Alex. > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
