This is what i'm getting: debian:~# ip route get locationIP locationIP dev eth1 src HostIP cache mtu 1500 advmss 1460 hoplimit 64 umm? On Sat, 2005-06-11 at 12:08 -0400, Jason Opperisano wrote: > On Sat, Jun 11, 2005 at 11:58:25AM -0400, Jason Opperisano wrote: > > On Sat, Jun 11, 2005 at 06:37:33PM +0300, Sadus . wrote: > > > Hello, > > > I'm trying to ping to a host and its not answering from location 1, but > > > it is answering from location 2, now when i ping from location 1, i can > > > see on the host's logs that location 1 can reach the machine since i log > > > icmp pings. > > > > > > i still can't get replies from the box on location1 (i can ping any > > > other machine on the net so my ISP doesn't block ICMPs) > > > > you have a routing problem. $host knows to get to $location_1, but > > $location_1 doesn't know how to get back to $host (or has an invalid > > route to to it). > > i transposed that. i meant: $location_1 knows how to get to $host, > but $host doesn't know how to get back to $location_1 (or has an invalid > route to to it). > > but i got this part as i intended: > > > start at $host with: > > > > ip route get $location_1 > > > > and follow the trail until it makes a wrong turn. > > -j > > -- > "Peter: Well, fine. Until you put 'Gumbel 2 Gumbel' back on the air, > I'm going on a hunger strike. Can you live with that? Huh, can you?" > Peter: You gonna eat that stapler? > Network executive: Mr., you can't eat a... > Peter: Wanna split it?" > --Family Guy > -- Sadus . <sadus@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Swiftbin.net
