> > Thank you for responding. I don't think that we've communicated the > > problem clearly, though. > > OK, could you add the IP addresses of the interfaces to the ASCII chart? > I've updated to ASCII chart to show the four DSL modems in use (fvrp*), as well as the 3 linux boxes (bond0* and rp2), and the cisco router (t3). In order to distinguish the lines indicating network topology from the lines connecting the lables, I've used hash marks (#) to indicate a network connection. I hope this is more clear. The IPs are as follows: 207.127.235.1 | 10.42.0.1 | | 10.42.0.2 | | | 10.42.1.1 | | | | 10.42.1.2 | | | | | 10.42.2.2 207.127.233.35 | | | | | | 10.42.2.1 | | | | | | | | | T3###bond0####fvrp0fv###fvrp0rp####bond0rp###rp2###customer | # # | | # # | | ###fvrp1fv###fvrp1rp## 207.127.233.33 | | | | | | | | | 10.42.2.3 | | | 10.42.1.4 | | 10.42.1.3 | 10.42.0.3 207.127.235.40 T3 has IP 207.127.235.1 (among others) bond0:eth0 is 207.127.235.40, and 207.127.235.28 bond0:eth1 is 10.42.0.1 there are four DSL modems not shown in the original diagram, they are numbered as follows: 10.42.0.2, and 10.42.0.3 plug into eth1 of bond0 the "wan" side of these modems are 10.42.1.1 and 10.42.1.3, respectively. another set of modems attaches to the other end of the BANA circuits, "wan" addresses are 10.42.1.2, and 10.42.1.4. The ethernet ports of these modems plug into bond0rp:eth0, and they have addresses 10.42.2.2, and 10.42.2.3. bond0rp:eth0 is 10.42.2.1 bond0rp:eth1 is 207.127.233.33 There is however a NETMAP nat rule in place for the 207.127.233.32/28 network, mapping it to 10.23.23.0/28, so the machine knows itself as 207.127.233.33, and machines in the "outside world" should know it by that address, but while local packets traverse the DSL links, they'll be 10.23.23.1. rp2:eth0 is 207.127.233.35 (natted to 10.23.23.3) and rp2:eth1 has many aliases, too many to list.