To give you an exact answer I must know your network topology, but as a general answer: You must add the corresponding entry to your router's routing table (and to your host PC if the default route destination is not the router in question).
Good Luck. >From: "Edward Dekkers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [OT] Subnets and Classes >Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 17:41:54 +0800 > >Just something that's always evaded my comprehension. > >I always use the 192.168.0.0 - 192.168.255.255 range for internal networks. >Usually the first 9 reserved for servers (.1-.10) and the rest clients. >From >all the documentation I've read this is a Class B network (16 bit), and to >use it I should netmask 255.255.0.0. > >I was at a customer's the other day who uses the 192.168.1.x range. I put a >pre-prepared Linux box (RH7.2 if it matters) down there, with my usual >192.168.0.1 ip set-up, but the clients just would not connect to it. Not >even ping it. The client's netmask WAS set to 255.255.0.0, so my question >is >this: > >Can a client at let's say 192.168.1.x with netmask 255.255.0.0 connect to a >server at 192.168.0.1 with netmask 255.255.0.0? > >I've never pondered this before because as I said, I normally use the >192.168.0 range only, but in this case, I had to change the server to >192.168.1 range to make it work, when, from what I understand, I shouldn't >have had to. In the end it's all good and works, but why not with the >192.168.0 range? I realise it's a different sub-net, but the mask should >take care of that no? > >Can anyone please kindly refer me somewhere that explains in plain English >what I'm misunderstanding? > >TIA > >-- >Edward Dekkers (Director) >Triple D Computer Services Pty. Ltd. > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Redhat-list mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
