Since you are only trying to connect the two computers 198.168.1.1 and
198.168.1.2, you don't need the gateways you have set up.
Your routing tables do not seem correct to me.
1. Remove all routing entries in both machines except for the
127.0.0.0 entries.
2. on 198.168.1.1 type
route add
Hello,
thank you for all your suggestions.
This is the extra information you asked for.
Thank you in advance to whoever will be so patient to browse
through itm..
Refer to my original posting for a description of the
problem, or ask me to mail it again.
To begin with, I do have a (new) crosso