problems with networking...

[Bill Moran]

"Michael Hawkins" <cypheros at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Sorry if this is sorta n00bish, but I have a problem that Google hasn't
> answered for me yet...
> I have a moderately-sized network that I am trying to run, with about 70 or
> so machines on it.  The DHCP server (running FreeBSD 6.2, IPv4 address:
> 10.11.12.254, Subnet is 10.11.12.0/24) acts as a gateway server as well, and
> has ipnat running for traffic routing.
> 
> So far, I have had no problems with ANY of the machines on this network
> connecting, save one--my File server (running FreeBSD 6.2 as well, IPv4
> address: 10.11.12.253).  For some reason, whenever I try to establish any
> connection to ANY network address (on any protocol), it will only connect to
> one address: 10.11.12.252 (and won't connect to anything when that machine
> is off).
> Here is a ping listing:
> #ping 10.11.12.254
> PING 10.11.12.254 (10.11.12.254): 56 data bytes
> 64 bytes from 10.11.12.252: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=0.852 ms
> 
> 
> ...and it continues precisely in that manner until I stop it.
> 
> I have tried re-installing the OS on the file server, but with no change in
> results.  I have removed the machine at 10.11.12.252 with the only change
> being that the file-server can obtain NO connection to ANY IP address.
> 
> Any help would be appreciated.

Why don't your cut/paste the output of ifconfig -a and netstat -rn

I suspect your network settings are incorrect.

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Bill Moran
Collaborative Fusion Inc.

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