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


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