Yes, my IP ends in .255 and my netmask is 255.255.252.0 As a test, I plugged my cable modem into my laptop directly, bypassing my gateway altogether. It got a new IP that looked normal - 12.225.112.200
I then tested connecting to the server at willamette.net and sure enough, I could get through on my laptop with the new IP. Armed with that knowledge, and realizing that maybe the dhcp server keeps a record of the ethernet adapter MAC address, I switched ed0 and ed1 (in the sofware) on my gatway. So what was my ed0 outside NIC is now my ed0 inside NIC. The new ethernet card MAC address caused dhclient to get a new IP address... (I'm guessing, but it worked) So now I have an IP that ends in .201, and I can reach willamette.net's network successfully. Thanks, Rob > On 20020227.1532, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said ... > > Rob > > Which address ends with .255, your IP or your netmask. It does sound > kind of fishy that you have a .255 for an IP address, If it is a > straight class c with no subnet, that should be the broadcast > address for the entire network. > > Don Hammer > Network Administrator > Evanite Fiber Corporation > 1115 SE Crystal Lake Dr > Corvallis, OR 97333 > (541) 753-0391 voice > (541) 753-0388 fax > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Rob <rob_at_euglug_dot_net> my @euglugCode = qw(v+++ e--- eug+ bsd+++ gnu+ S+++);
