[Wylug-help] system-config-network, DHCP and routes

[Gary Stainburn]

On Friday 24 April 2009 12:22:44 John Hodrien wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Apr 2009, Gary Stainburn wrote:
> > Hi Tim,
> >
> > I queried this too, and think that this may be a part of the problem.
> > However, When working using DHCP, this is the default gateway, and
> > everything does in fact work.
> >
> > Also, if I set things manually I can ping and traceroute to it no
> > problem.
>
> The gateway /is/ accessible, because you've got a host route:
>
> 212.104.130.193 0.0.0.0         255.255.255.255 UH    0      0        0
> eth2
>
> I've got a machine that only has a host route to its gateway, and that
> works fine.
>
> jh


This is where my knowledge fails me, and probably where the problem is.

If the host is accessible, why can it not be a gateway?

Why does it work in DHCP client mode?
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Gary Stainburn
 
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