If this is a FAQ, may I be shot on site.
Problem:
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Every windows box on my network has to hit refresh once before a web site
will come up. It's as if the first try it doesn't have any gateway at all,
but the second try works. However, ping's always work flawlessly, so I
assume this is an Internet explorer or TCP/HTTP traffic problem.
Here's my setup:
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Internet
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DSL Router (64.x.x.130 external, and 10.0.0.250 internal)
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Linux Box (10.0.0.251 internal/mapped to external 64.x.x.131 by DSL router
NAT)
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Windows98 (10.0.0.122 internal - NAT'ed to 64.x.x.131 by Linux Box & DSL
router before reaching Internet)
The Linux Box uses the router as it's gateway (of course) and I have
configured the DSL router to use NAT to translate 10.0.0.251 to
64.x.x.131. This works fine.
Similarly, I have configured the Windows98 box to use Linux as it's
gateway, and Linux uses NAT to translate 10.0.0.122 into 10.0.0.251 -
which is then translated into 64.x.x.131 before it goes out to the Internet).
If I tell the Windows98 box to use 10.0.0.250 as it's gateway, then
everything works perfectly. Any tips?
And yes, there are reasons why I have it configured this way. (e.g., there
are 3 linux servers that each have an internal/external mapping done by the
dsl router).
Dan Browning, Cyclone Computer Systems, danb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
