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From: martin@cbmvax.commodore.com (Martin Hunt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: TCP/IP FTP
Message-ID: <17618@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 15 Jan 91 18:53:14 GMT
References: <1991Jan15.153348.21189@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu>
Reply-To: martin@cbmvax.commodore.com (Martin Hunt)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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In article <1991Jan15.153348.21189@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> yurkon@CYCVAX.NSCL.MSU.EDU writes:
>I am using TCP/IP from Commodore on my A3000.  I have a problem connecting to
>a site that is not listed in our local hosts file.  I can connect to it from
>our vax, but when I try from my Amiga I get a "network unreachable" message.
>I have used both the number and also tried adding it to the hosts file.  I am
>trying to reach ab20.larc.nasa.gov.  All the sites that are in the hosts file
>seem to be reachable.  Any Ideas?
>
>	John


The problem is that your Amiga does not know about any networks beyond
the local one it is attached to.  You can tell it how to access other
networks by using the "route" command.  For example,

route add default vax 1

tells your Amiga to try connecting to unknown networks through machine
"vax"

route add net 7.0.0.0 vax 1

adds a route for network 7 throught "vax"

To check your current routes, type "netstat -r"

When connecting to ab20.larc.nasa.gov, you will either have to use the
internet number or enter the correct number in your Amiga's host table.
The reason for this is that the current TCP/IP software does not include
name service software.

Hope this helps.

Martin Hunt         Commodore-Amiga          martin@cbmvax.commodore.com  

"Windows 3.0 is hot because it's really fun.  It has brought some
excitement back into the PC industry" - Microsoft
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