On Tue, 19 Dec 2000, ElephantChild wrote: > On Tue, 19 Dec 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I guess the netmask for host A is wrongly given as 255.255.255.0 instead of > > 255.0.0.0 > > No. All addresses are in the same subnet whether you make it a /8 or a > /24. right, see my other post, I messed up the addressing in the challenge question.........because of my addressing, the netmask wouldn't have been obvious or valid, but thats what I was getting at :/ > > > > On Mon, 18 Dec 2000, Todd Plambeck wrote: > > > > > > > I do not see anything wrong with hostA pinging hostB. The only thing I > > > found > > > > wrong was the 10.1.1.255 address which no one answers. How did you setup > > > > your lab to test this? > > > > > > Below is how it "should" be configured........but a mistake was made that > > > produced the results I typed. I am trying to get people to guess what > > > mistake would cause that. > > > > > > Brian > > > > > > > Todd > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > > > > Brian > > > > > > > > Here is an interesting challenge, that may not be so obvious to some of > > > > you. > > > > > > > > You were told to configure a network as follows: > > > > > > > > 10.1.1.1/8 router > > > > 10.1.1.2/8 hostA gw 10.1.1.1 > > > > 10.1.1.3/8 hostB gw 10.1.1.1 > > > > 10.1.1.4/8 hostC gw 10.1.1.1 > > > > > > > > hostA cannot ping hostB or hostC. hostB and hostC have no problem > > > > pinging eachother however, but cannot ping hostA. > > > > > > > > hostA does get a reply however from all hosts if it pings 10.1.1.255. > > > > What do you suppose the problem is? > > > > > > > > I'll let you know when someone posts the right answer. > > > > > > > > Brian > > -- > "Airplane travel is nature's way of making you look like your passport > photo." --- Al Gore > ----------------------------------------------- Brian Feeny, CCNP+ATM, CCDP [EMAIL PROTECTED] Network Administrator ShreveNet Inc. (ASN 11881) _________________________________ FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
