On Tue, 2005-11-15 at 19:23 +0000, John wrote:
Apologies for putting this on many lists; I'm not sure which is most relevant but it's not purely a Swan nor SuSE problem, more an IP problem I suspect.
Due to current circumstances, I have two separate networks, L and R, on the same side of an ADSL modem and need to setup a route between them. They both share the ADSL modem, 10.0.E.2, as their common, default gateway.
Note that E, L & R are used to identify the subnets for this discussion only and are normally replaced with valid, distinct, octet numbers. Under normal circumstances, these two networks would be in differing geographical locations, linked via the Internet.
I would hope that the L subnet could treat the R subnet as if it were the same network and vice versa but all traffic between the two subnets seems to disappear up the ADSL modem to oblivion. How can I sort this?
Is a VPN the answer or should I look at static routes?
Can anyone give me pointers on how to set this up, please?
L net = 192.168.L.0/24, default gateway = 192.168.L.1 | | Netgear FVS318 DSL router 192.168.L.1 External interface = 10.0.E.32, default gateway = 10.0.E.2 | | Hub----->ADSL Modem 10.0.E.2------>Internet | | External interface = 10.0.E.31, default gateway = 10.0.E.2 Server running SuSE10 + Swan/IPSEC Internal interface 192.168.R.31 | | R net = 192.168.R.0/24, default gateway = 192.168.R.31
Thanks, in advance
John
You need to use a router with multiple interfaces, one for each subnet, and linux can perform this task fore you. L net 192.168.L.x | | Linux router interface #1 192.168.L.1 | | Linux router interface #2 --->DSL modem | | Linux router interface #3 192.168.R.1 | | R net 192.168.R.x With the proper routing statements, on the linux router, both R & L can talk to each other and the internet. The hub/switch you have setup will not work as you need routing between subnets and a hub/switch does not do routing. -- Ken Schneider UNIX since 1989, linux since 1994, SuSE since 1998