Linda Walsh wrote:
James Knott wrote:
Hans de Faber wrote:
I see you mention only one default gateway. If forwarding is a router functionality then each subnet should have its own default gateway. Am I correct ?
Absolutely not. While there may be other routes, there can only be one default route, which is used when no other route matches. It's used when the router says "I don't know where this goes, let the next guy worry about it". Each subnet **could** have a separate default route, since each subnet may have one single machine that is different for each subnet, that allows then got "get out" (to the internet).
I thought we were talking about a router with more than 1 interface. A router can only have a single default route (ignoring fall back protection etc.), no matter how many interfaces it has. In your example of those single machines, the single default route still applies. Don't forget, "default" means what you get, if you don't make a choice. You can't have more than one of those. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org