RUBIN@GRAF.POLY.EDU (David Rubin) (08/30/90)
I came across a problem with our P4200 that I did not realize before. When I define a static route to a network, it seems that the Proteon is not listening to it. I needed to turn on RIP in order to get things to work correctly, which I'd rather not do since we have a small network and static routes would be more efficient. Scenario: Router interface is 128.238.6.10. Unix host at 128.238.6.5 is acting as a gateway to a local network: 191.238.65.0 (this strange address is required due to subnetting limitations on the Unix host). I have set a static route in the proteon for 191.238.65.0, first hop 128.238.6.5, cost 1. When I go to Process 5, IP, and ask for the route to 191.238.65.5, response is "No net route, using default", and packets are sent to our default Nysernet gateway. When I Enable Receiving RIP for this interface, the Unix host's routed successfuly provides the Proteon with the RIP information, and things work as desired. Am I missing something? Is there something else I must do to get the static route to work so I can turn off RIP? We are using software Rev. 8.1a. David Rubin | INTERNET: RUBIN@graf.poly.edu Polytechnic University | BITNET: RUBIN@POLYGRAF Brooklyn, NY |
bambi@kirk.nmg.bu.oz (David J. Hughes) (09/01/90)
From article <9008301627.AA18437@devvax.TN.CORNELL.EDU>, by RUBIN@GRAF.POLY.EDU (David Rubin): > I came across a problem with our P4200 that I did not realize before. > When I define a static route to a network, it seems that the Proteon is > not listening to it. I needed to turn on RIP in order to get things > to work correctly, which I'd rather not do since we have a small network > and static routes would be more efficient. We do not run RIP, EGP or ARP Subnet routing on our p4200's. All internal routes are statically defined. We have no problem with using the static routes internally. Our situation does differ from yours as we are not yet connected to the Internet (AARNet in Australia) so we don't have a default/external gateway defined. Dumping the route table on one of the p4200's gives :- IP>dump Type Dest net Cost Age Next hop Exchange Tables Out In Sbnt 131.244.0.0 1 3 None . . Dir 131.244.13.0 1 0 131.244.13.254 . . Dir 131.244.1.0 1 0 131.244.1.254 . . Dir 192.48.109.0 1 0 192.48.109.254 . . Dir 131.244.254.0 1 0 131.244.254.1 . . Stat* 131.244.7.0 2 0 131.244.254.2 . . Stat* 131.244.8.0 2 0 131.244.254.2 . . Stat* 131.245.0.0 2 0 131.244.254.4 . . Stat* 131.244.14.0 2 0 131.244.254.3 . . Stat* 131.244.15.0 2 0 131.244.254.3 . . Stat* 131.244.23.0 2 0 131.244.254.5 . . Stat* 131.244.22.0 2 0 131.244.254.5 . . Stat* 131.244.40.0 2 0 131.244.254.6 . . Stat* 131.244.41.0 2 0 131.244.254.6 . . Notice that any network that is not directly connected to the box is statically defined. As I have said, we have no problems with routing internally. We are running version 8.1 of the C Gateway code. David +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | David J. Hughes (AKA bambi) | bambi@kowande.bu.oz.au | | Systems Programmer | bambi@kowande.bu.oz.au@uunet.uu.net | | Network Management Group | ..!uunet!munnari!kowande.bu.oz.au!bambi | | Bond University, Gold Coast | Phone : +61 75 951111 | | Queensland, Australia 4229 | Fax : +61 75 951456 | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+