On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 6:38 AM, gurminder <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > > we have a setup of two machines and to ping from one machine to > another.. > > we are using route as route add -net <ip> gw 127.0.0.1 lo and with > this ping is wrking packets are seen at other machine...bt i am not > able to understand with gw as loopback IP ,how the ping is wrking,plz > clarify the doubt.
Nothing like txttlk to get the admin hammer warmed up in the morning. Please review the List Rules, linked below, and particularly the ESR link to "Asking Smart Questions." > Please remember to abide by our list rules (http://tinyurl.com/LUG-Rules or > http://cdn.fsdev.net/List-Rules.pdf) To your question, what routing software are you using? Furthermore, 127.0.0.1 is usually mapped to localhost (as is ::1). That those packets are visible on another machine is a potential security risk and is absolutely not how network architecture should behave. Many programs happily throw packets around on localhost with the expectation that it's private. -- Registered Linux Addict #431495 For Faith and Family! | John 3:16! fsdev.net | 0x5f3759df.org | chrismiller.at -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup Please remember to abide by our list rules (http://tinyurl.com/LUG-Rules or http://cdn.fsdev.net/List-Rules.pdf)
