On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 12:29 PM, Claude Jones <cjones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > The problem: > Company has switched over to FIOS and I have to move behind a > router > I will be behind a 10.0.0.1 LAN on a Cisco Router > I will be configured with an outside address, let's say > 70.xxx.xxx.120 for argument's sake > Traffic to that address from the outside will be routed to my box > inside the network by the Cisco > I need to tell the box/outside NIC that its gateway is 10.0.0.1 > even though it's not an address within the IP/subnet that the > NIC is configured for > > There are reasons for this > Before you say it can't be done, google my subject line and > you'll find this nice howto for Debian > http://siddhesh.in/foreign-gateway.php > I'm wondering if I need to pursue the route in that howto, or > whether I can configure this with the system-config-network GUI > in Fedora -- I see there's a 'Route' tab in there, but I've > never used it > -- > Claude Jones > Brunswick, MD, USA > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > You don't say how this all worked out. Anyway i was finally able to follow the link. The author is apparently as clueless as anyone and readily admits he doesn't understand it himself. I am curious what the argument is for doing it this way, anyway it looks like your boss is completely clueless and if you could tell me his argument for doing it this way, i think we could certainly craft a counter argument quite easily. Max -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
