Hi Inaky, > > Actually, I think this issue is because XOHM wants to set a default gateway > > that is outside my subnet of the IP/netmask assigned by XOHM. Here's what > > I get when I connect my other laptop to XOHM using a WiMAX usb donble under > > Windows: > > > > ipconfig > > > > Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 6: > > > > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : > > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Samsung USB mWiMAX Adapter #3 > > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1B-98-10-10-82 > > Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes > > Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes > > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.25.50.179 > > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255 > > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 99.207.212.72 > > Oh, I remember seeing something like this last time I was at XOHM, but > then I stopped seeing it. > > > > >... > > So what is needed in linux is a host route to the gateway IP "route add > > -host 99.207.212.72 wmx0" in addition to the intended default gateway > > route. This bug has been around for a while, (e.g. > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dhcp3/+bug/139217) so I'm not > > sure where it should be addressed in this case. > > > > Hope this clarifies, thanks > > Hmmm, I don't know what'd be the best way to solve it. Marcel, what do you > think?
the only way to make this work is to add a host route to the gateway first. Otherwise the default route will not work. However setting the default route to go via a specific interface should also work. We have to do these thinks with point-to-point connections and WiMAX is exactly that. Regards Marcel _______________________________________________ wimax mailing list [email protected] http://www.linuxwimax.org/mailman/listinfo/wimax
