Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!wuarchive!uunet!comp.vuw.ac.nz!cc-server4.massey.ac.nz!K.Spagnolo From: news@massey.ac.nz (USENET News System) Newsgroups: comp.sys.pyramid Subject: Re: problem with routd on OSx5.1 Message-ID: <1991Jun11.225612.18743@massey.ac.nz> Date: 11 Jun 91 22:56:12 GMT References: <1991Jun11.041411.20132@massey.ac.nz> Reply-To: K.Spagnolo@massey.ac.nz (Ken Spagnolo) Organization: Massey University Computer Centre Lines: 55 In article sean@coombs.anu.edu.au (Sean Batt) writes: >I now have a default route in /etc/gateways pointing to the Welfleet >that hides us from the rest of the campus network. It works, sort of - >I really used to like getting the occasional network unreachable >message. I've thought about just adding a default route, but shouldn't have too! >Do you get the original set of gateway broadcasts that routed requests >as it fires up? Here's the actual output from a routed -t that ran for at least 5 minutes. I've not looked at this before and an not certain of how each line should be interpreted. Though most of it is fairly obvious, the SIOCADDRT lines mean nothing to me. ADD dst 130.123.0.0, router 130.123.1.3, metric 0, flags UP state INTERFACE|CHANGED SIOCADDRT: File exists ADD dst 127.0.0.0, router 127.0.0.1, metric 0, flags UP state PASSIVE|INTERFACE|CHANGED|EXTERNAL ADD dst 0.0.0.0, router 130.123.0.3, metric 1, flags UP|GATEWAY state REMOTE|CHANGED DELETE dst 0.0.0.0, router 130.123.0.3, metric 1, flags UP|GATEWAY state REMOTE|CHANGED ADD dst 0.0.0.0, router 130.123.0.1, metric 1, flags UP|GATEWAY state REMOTE|CHANGED DELETE dst 0.0.0.0, router 130.123.0.1, metric 1, flags UP|GATEWAY state REMOTE|CHANGED ADD dst 0.0.0.0, router 130.123.75.1, metric 1, flags UP|GATEWAY state REMOTE|CHANGED REQUEST to 130.123.75.1.0: dst 0.0.0.0 metric 16 REQUEST to 130.123.0.1.0: dst 0.0.0.0 metric 16 REQUEST to 130.123.0.3.0: dst 0.0.0.0 metric 16 sendto: Address already in use REQUEST to 127.0.0.1.0: dst 0.0.0.0 metric 16 REQUEST to 130.123.255.255.0: dst 0.0.0.0 metric 16 RESPONSE from 130.123.75.1.520: [routing info deleted] RESPONSE from 130.123.131.1.520: [routing info deleted] CHANGE FROM dst 0.0.0.0, router 130.123.75.1, metric 1, flags UP|GATEWAY state REMOTE CHANGE TO dst 0.0.0.0, router 130.123.75.1, metric 16, flags UP|GATEWAY state REMOTE|CHANGED CHANGE FROM dst 0.0.0.0, router 130.123.75.1, metric 16, flags UP|GATEWAY state REMOTE SIOCDELRT: No such process DELETE dst 0.0.0.0, router 130.123.75.1, metric 16, flags UP|GATEWAY state REMOTE SIOCDELRT: No such process >Let me know if you get a resolution to this problem. Certainly! Cheers, -- Ken Spagnolo - Systems Programmer, Postmaster, Usenet Administrator, etc. Computer Centre, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand K.Spagnolo@massey.ac.nz Ph: +64-6-356-9099 x8587 New Zealand = GMT+12