We resolved the problem another way: replaced the existing firewall with a Linksys router/switch/firewall. Rich Lichvar Director, Operations Knowledge Resource Center, Inc. 6901 Rockledge Drive Sixth Floor Bethesda, MD 20817 Cell: 571.221.3430 -----Original Message----- From: Vipul Ramani [mailto:linux2000in@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2004 9:34 AM To: rlichvar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; General Red Hat Linux discussion list Subject: Re: IP Settings: RH 9 In Firewall On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 16:48:36 -0400, Rich Lichvar <rlichvar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Trying to get an RH 9 firewall up and running. I have the following IP > settings: > > 1. eth1 internal IP x.x.x.2, netmask 255.255.255.0, no gateway set. > This is the internal/trusted interface. 2. eth0 external IP x.x.x.210, > net mask 255.255.255.248, gateway=x.x.x.209 which is the IP of the > business DSL connection/modem. > > I get "Destination host unreachable" when trying to ping the DSL > modem's IP address from the firewall host itself. > > Any clues??? > > RichLich > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > HI , can u please paste here destination screen shot can u tell me while u try to ping that 209 it ping from which NIC eth0 or eth1 also check ./sbin/arp . what is ./sbin/route -n output. -- Vipul Ramani linux2000in@xxxxxxxxx linux2000in@xxxxxxxxx ~~~~~We Know HOW NetWorkS ~~~~~ -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list