relace your lo ip address 192.168.1.4/24 by 192.168.1.4/32 and better put some routes as well. On Sun, 2003-09-14 at 07:19, Denis Zaitsev wrote: > I'm setting up a PPP link between two Linuxes. Let them be called as > server (who receives a call) and client (who calls out). After the > connection has been established, the machines have got the following > interfaces: > > Server (2.4.22): > lo 127.0.0.1 /8 > eth0 192.168.1.1 /24 > ppp1 192.168.1.253 /32 > > Client (2.4.20): > lo 127.0.0.1 /8 > lo:1 192.168.1.4 /24 > ppp0 192.168.1.254 /32 > > And in this configuration no one ping from the server has a reply. As > well as any other kind of connection from the server waits forever for > the reply. (There are no firewall at the any side.) > > And the problem seems to be with lo:1. If I remove it, or if I change > its address to 192.168.2.x, all becomes ok. > > So, what does it mean? Is it just my mistake or something like a > kernel (?) bug? > > Thanks in advance. > - > : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html -- -> Jean-Francois Dive --> jef@linuxbe.org I think that God in creating Man somewhat overestimated his ability. -- Oscar Wilde - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html