zgel05@apctrc.UUCP (George E. Lehmann) (01/06/88)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Keywords: routing, tcp/ip, telnet, ftp
We have a bunch of Suns configured on several seperate nets something like:
+-----------------+
| VM running KNET |
+-----------------+
|
---------------+----------+----------+--------------- 193.9.200 Ethernet
| |
+---+---+ +---+---+
| Sun A | | Sun B |
+---+---+ +---+---+
| |
-----------+----------+--------- 193.9.202 Ethernet
We have a problem where VM tries to talk to Sun B using Sun A as a router,
but Sun B responds to VM using its 193.9.200 interface. Since VM does not
have the 193.9.200 interface for Sun B defined, it ignores the response.
Questions: Is the Sun trying to be smart, recognizing it can get to the
193.9.200 net in one less hop by using a different interface to respond on?
If so, is there a way to turn off this smartness without unplugging the
second interface?
Any answers to these questions, or general enlightenment in this area will
be greatly appreciated.
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George Lehmann, ...!uunet!apctrc!zgel05
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