On Fri, Oct 22, 1999 at 11:53:48AM +0200, Graham Wheeler wrote:
>
> > The above commands do not rely on the host's forwarding capabilities.
> > The first `route' command will remove the weird `X.X.X.X via X.X.X.X' entry.
> > The second `route' command will install the route allowing you to communicate
> > with X.X.X.X from this host itself. Look:
> >
> > : relay# ifconfig sl9 inet 1.1.1.1 1.1.1.1 alias
> > : relay# netstat -rn | grep ^1.1.1.1
> > : 1.1.1.1 1.1.1.1 UH 0 0 sl9
> > : relay# ping 1.1.1.1
> > : PING 1.1.1.1 (1.1.1.1): 56 data bytes
> > : ^C
> > : --- 1.1.1.1 ping statistics ---
> > : 2 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss
> > : relay# route delete -host 1.1.1.1
> > : delete host 1.1.1.1
> > : relay# route add -host 1.1.1.1 127.1
> > : add host 1.1.1.1: gateway 127.1
> > : relay# netstat -rn | grep ^1.1.1.1
> > : 1.1.1.1 127.0.0.1 UGHS 0 0 lo0
> > : relay# ping 1.1.1.1
> > : PING 1.1.1.1 (1.1.1.1): 56 data bytes
> > : 64 bytes from 1.1.1.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=255 time=0.108 ms
> > : 64 bytes from 1.1.1.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=255 time=0.170 ms
> > : 64 bytes from 1.1.1.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=255 time=0.208 ms
> > : ^C
> > : --- 1.1.1.1 ping statistics ---
> > : 3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
> > : round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 0.108/0.162/0.208/0.041 ms
>
> I still get no echo replies after doing this.
>
> My sequence:
>
> ifconfig ar0 inet <myaddr> <remaddr> up
> ifconfig ar0 inet <myalias> <myalias> alias
> route delete -host <myalias>
> route add -host <myalias> 127.1
> ping <myalias>
>
What does `netstat -rn | grep <myalias>' show you after each command?
Are you running some routing software? GateD? routed?
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