>I finally got it through my thick head that it was a *bridged* connection, >and set up IRB. > >Sure enough, I was then able to ping the next hop address with packets >sourced from the public IP I was given. However, I seem to be unable to >hit anything outside that particular subnet, and I'm not sure why. If I >try and ping www.yahoo.com, for instance, I get no response. This is true >if I ping from the internal network (and thus NAT) or if I ping sourced >from the BVI interface (avoiding NAT).
After much experimentation and much frustration, I finally solved the problem with my BVI interface. It turns out that removing the default route pointing at the BVI1 interface and replacing it with a default route pointing at the next-hop IP address fixed the problem. I'm not totally clear on why this made a difference, but it did. As soon as that change was made, I could reach the IP assigned to the BVI interface from hosts out in the world, and general connectivity was enabled. Wild. If someone can explain to me why a next-hop static route vs an interface static route made a difference, I'd appreciate it. Thanks Ben Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=23631&t=23631 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
