[2350] in linux-net channel archive
Re: IGRP
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Christian Daudt)
Thu Apr 4 17:47:12 1996
From: csd@microplex.com (Christian Daudt)
To: ATPlack@scj.com
Date: Wed, 3 Apr 1996 22:22:10 -0800 (PST)
Cc: csd@microplex.com, linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu, linux-ppp@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <"MSMAIL PC */PRMD=SCJMAIL/ADMD=MCI/C=US/"@MHS> from "ATPlack@scj.com" at Mar 26, 96 01:36:29 pm
Could you send a little map of IP addresses configured for these machines
and the ip address you're trying to ping ? Also send a netstat -rn result
from your linux box and a ifconfig result. That should make it easier to
help you.
Cheers,
Christian.
BTW: Some process *has* to be generating the RIP packets in your Linux
box if you're seeing them on the network. Check your processes.
> >
> I have one NT box, one Novell server (set up as a IP router), one
> Workstation (WFW 3.11), and one Linux box.
>
> The Novell server, workstation and NT box have the default route as the
> Linux box. The Linux box has the default route through the PPP link.
>
> gated is not running.
>
> I am not able to Ping from the NT, Novell, or Workstation to the other side
> of the Linux box.
>
> When I do an IPtrace from the workstation, I can see the RIP from the Novell
> server and the Linux box (and some stupid NETBIOS broadcasts from the NT
> box).
>
> I have enabled packet forwarding on the kernel and recompiled. The RIP
> packets look correct from the Linux box.
>
> During a PING on the NT box, it returns a message that indicates the Linux
> box rejecting that route as unreachable.
>
> A ping from the Linux box across the link works okay. Only the Linux box
> can communicate across the link.
>
> According to the NET-2 How-To. I do not see any other piece that should be
> needed.
>
> Why is the Linux box not routing the packets?
>
> Since I see the RIP packets, why would I need gated?
> ----------
> From: csd@microplex.com
> To: Plack, Anthony, T.
> Cc: linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu; linux-ppp@vger.rutgers.edu
> Subject: Re: IGRP
> Date: Tuesday, March 26, 1996 3:55AM
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> > I have a great connection to the network now through the PPP link.
> However,
> > that is only on my linux machine.
> >
> > I assume that gated will help get the route available to the other
> machines
> > on my local Ethernet segment. If not, someone let me know. I am going to
>
> > try this this week.
> It shouldn't. Host computers should not get their routing info from
> routing protocol updates. Gated is there to make routers talk to
> themselves. You'll probably need to configure at least the default
> gateway on the other machines. The rest should sort itself out from there
>
> > My primary concern is that I might need to support IGRP. See the network
> > guys here have disabled RIP on all networks at our sight in favor of IGRP
> > from Cisco.
> >
> > Any ideas on support for this through Linux.
> >
> As far as I know, IGRP is proprietary and cisco has patents on some
> portions of it, so I don't think you'll get Linux boxes talking IGRP
> anytime soon.
> (Could someone confirm/deny this info that I have?)
>
> cheers,
>
> Christian.
>
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> Christian Daudt (csd@microplex.com) Software Engineer
> Microplex Systems Ltd. URL: http://www.microplex.com/
> "You can tell how far we have to go, when FORTRAN is the language of
> supercomputers." -- Steven Feiner
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Christian Daudt (csd@microplex.com) Software Engineer
Microplex Systems Ltd. URL: http://www.microplex.com/
"You can tell how far we have to go, when FORTRAN is the language of
supercomputers." -- Steven Feiner
