i have test the above conf today (with tap), but have two problems:
* first, win2k host can ping local & remote host, but linux one can only ping itself. a tcpdump on linux: 20:08:02.865325 arp who-has 10.0.2.2 tell 10.0.2.1 20:08:03.863142 arp who-has 10.0.2.2 tell 10.0.2.1 20:08:04.863141 arp who-has 10.0.2.2 tell 10.0.2.1 20:08:08.698015 0:ff:7b:40:37:4b > ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff sap e0 ui/C
Unknown IPX Data: (79 bytes)
[000] FF FF 00 50 00 14 00 00 00 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF ...P.... ........ [010] 04 55 00 00 00 00 00 FF 7B 40 37 4B 04 55 00 00 .U...... {@7K.U.. [020] 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........ ........ [030] 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 ........ ........ [040] 57 4F 52 4B 47 52 4F 55 50 20 20 20 20 20 20 WORKGROU P len=81 20:08:09.573437 0:ff:7b:40:37:4b > ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff sap e0 ui/C
Unknown IPX Data: (79 bytes)
[000] FF FF 00 50 00 14 00 00 00 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF ...P.... ........ [010] 04 55 00 00 00 00 00 FF 7B 40 37 4B 04 55 00 00 .U...... {@7K.U.. [020] 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........ ........ [030] 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 ........ ........ [040] 57 4F 52 4B 47 52 4F 55 50 20 20 20 20 20 20 WORKGROU P len=81 20:08:11.325091 0:ff:7b:40:37:4b > ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff sap e0 ui/C
Unknown IPX Data: (79 bytes)
[000] FF FF 00 D9 00 14 00 00 00 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF ........ ........ [010] 05 53 00 00 00 00 00 FF 7B 40 37 4B 05 53 00 00 .S...... {@7K.S.. [020] 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........ ........ [030] 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 FC 02 ........ ........ [040] 00 00 57 4F 52 4B 47 52 4F 55 50 20 20 20 20 ..WORKGR OUP len=217 20:11:22.896976 10.0.2.1 > 10.0.2.2: icmp: echo request (DF) (ttl 64, id 0, len 84) 20:11:23.913321 10.0.2.1 > 10.0.2.2: icmp: echo request (DF) (ttl 64, id 0, len 84) 20:11:24.913382 10.0.2.1 > 10.0.2.2: icmp: echo request (DF) (ttl 64, id 0, len 84) 20:12:17.964098 0:ff:7b:40:37:4b > ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff sap e0 ui/C
Unknown IPX Data: (79 bytes)
[000] FF FF 00 50 00 14 00 00 00 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF ...P.... ........ [010] 04 55 00 00 00 00 00 FF 7B 40 37 4B 04 55 00 00 .U...... {@7K.U.. [020] 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........ ........ [030] 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 ........ ........ [040] 57 4F 52 4B 47 52 4F 55 50 20 20 20 20 20 20 WORKGROU P len=81 20:12:18.839553 0:ff:7b:40:37:4b > ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff sap e0 ui/C
Unknown IPX Data: (79 bytes)
[000] FF FF 00 50 00 14 00 00 00 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF ...P.... ........ [010] 04 55 00 00 00 00 00 FF 7B 40 37 4B 04 55 00 00 .U...... {@7K.U.. [020] 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........ ........ [030] 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 ........ ........ [040] 57 4F 52 4B 47 52 4F 55 50 20 20 20 20 20 20 WORKGROU P len=81 20:12:19.715179 0:ff:7b:40:37:4b > ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff sap e0 ui/C
Unknown IPX Data: (79 bytes)
[000] FF FF 00 50 00 14 00 00 00 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF ...P.... ........ [010] 04 55 00 00 00 00 00 FF 7B 40 37 4B 04 55 00 00 .U...... {@7K.U.. [020] 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........ ........ [030] 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 ........ ........ [040] 57 4F 52 4B 47 52 4F 55 50 20 20 20 20 20 20 WORKGROU P len=81 arp show than the win2k mac is not listed and it is the one which correspond in the dump. i add it manually, and then i see "echo request" in linux->win but no reply. * second, the two hosts are gateways and i want to link the two subnet, say for example, 192.168.1.0, and .2.0. normally, on unix, i only have a route to add in the up.vpn script. is it possible also in windows with the route option in config files ? something like route 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 10.0.0.1 Regards Julien