> > Your desktop's default route should be ppp0, not eth0, like this: > > Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use > Iface > 212.210.33.130 * 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 > ppp0 > 192.168.10.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 > eth0 > default 212.210.33.130 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 > ppp0 > > from your current routing table, try to: > # route del default > # route add default gw 212.210.33.130 dev ppp0
I did it, to no avail This is the script from my "desktop" router woody:~# route Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface 212.210.33.130 * 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 ppp0 192.168.10.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 default 212.210.33.130 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 ppp0 woody:~# route del default gw 212.210.33.130 ppp0 woody:~# route add default gw 212.210.33.130 dev ppp0 # as you suggested Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface 212.210.33.130 * 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 ppp0 192.168.10.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 default 212.210.33.130 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 ppp0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< And this is the script from my client: woody:~# route Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface 192.168.10.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 default desktop 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 woody:~# ping 195.110.96.65 PING 195.110.96.65 (195.110.96.65): 56 data bytes --- 195.110.96.65 ping statistics --- 43 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss woody:~# ping 195.110.96.65 PING 195.110.96.65 (195.110.96.65): 56 data bytes --- 195.110.96.65 ping statistics --- 22 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss woody:~# route del default gw desktop eth0 woody:~# ping route add default netmask 255.255.255.0 gw desktop eth0 woody:~# route Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface default desktop.grtn 255.255.255.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 192.168.10.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 ping 195.110.96.65 PING 195.110.96.65 (195.110.96.65): 56 data bytes ping: sendto: Network is unreachable ping: wrote 195.110.96.65 64 chars, ret=-1 <snip> --- 195.110.96.65 ping statistics --- 4 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< So it still doesn't work. Any further suggestion? Vittorio
