Re: Can't ping from FreeBSD gateway to machines on local network

From: Henri Hennebert (hlh_at_cocoon.cercle.be)
Date: 07/24/05 

Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 20:33:38 +0200

Starr wrote:
> "QBall" <qb4llz@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:64daf10805072313096cb83bdc@mail.gmail.com...
> Hi, I'm having a problem with my FreeBSD gateway. I'm trying to ping
> from the gateway to an internal network machine and it doesn't work.
>
> I can ping from any internal machine to the internet, and to any
> interface on my gateway. My gateway can ping it's interfaces (their
> IP's I mean) and can ping internet external machines. I just can't
> connect to local machines. I'm using ipnat FYI.
>
Just a shot:

Any firewall rules ?

> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> check your netmask allows you to talk to your lan machines then check
> ifconfig to check an ip address is bound to your lan network card, then your
> routing tables .
>
> Pleeeze!!!
>
>

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