Hi,

I noticed that my router's default gateway is 192.168.0.1 - that's ok i
understand about ip's reserved for lans. However the router says in its
setup that I have another default gateway which is my IP with the last
octet as 1 ie a.b.c.1 where my ip is a.b.c.d

Ok, what's the point of this one?

thanks.

On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 09:26:32 +0000, strangelove wrote:

BY IP I mean my router's WAN IP.

"strangelove" <strangelove@pavement.bicycle.sex> wrote in message
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There are two quite separate networks, and the function of your router is to
join them together.

On the "inside" of your router, your Local Area Network (LAN) comprises a
port on the router, and the various computers you have connected to the
router. In the router a function called the DHCP server issues IP addresses
to the computers on the LAN. The IP address of the router is fixed in its
setup screen. The DHCP server issues several paramaters to the requesting
computer, amongst which are:

1) the IP address for that computer
2) the IP address that the computer must use as its "default gateway". This
is the address that the computer uses when it recognises that it needs to
send a packet to another computer not on the Local Network. This is the IP
address of the router.

On the "outside" of your router, the Wide Area Network (WAN) comprises
another port on the router and the connection to your ISP. (Logically
speaking) at your ISP there is another DHCP server. It responds to your
router by issuing it with an IP address, and a default gateway on the ISP's
network. Your router therefore sends packets addressed to other computers
not on the WAN to this default gateway, where in turn another (more
sophisticated) router works out how to forward your packet to the correct
destination. Google for a more detailed and accurate description of theis
process.

The job of your router is to forward packets arriving on its internal LAN
port (from a local computer) across itself and out of the WAN port. This is
what the word "route" means. The router also keeps details of the recently
forwarded packets. When incoming packets arrive at the WAN port, the router
checks that they are legitimate responses to outgoing packets and forwards
them to the computer on the LAN which made the original request. In this
the router functions as a simple firewall: it only allows in packets which
are legitimate responses to outgoing traffic.

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Graham J

On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:09:45 +0000, Graham J wrote:

Now answer my question instead of cutting and pasting bollox. And remember
I am familiar with lans and the use of internal IP's.

strangelove wrote:
In that case you should know the answer.

PeeGee
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"strangelove" <strangelove@pavement.bicycle.sex> wrote in message
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What a rude, ungrateful prat you are.

"strangelove" <strangelove@pavement.bicycle.sex> wrote in message
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Then you will know the answer. Why don't you google it instead of flaming
the person who tried to help you.

strangelove wrote:
wants to send data. That changes according to where it is.

Your local net forwards all (non local) stuff to 192.168.0.1,because
that is your router.,

Your router howeever,needs to forward all its non localt stuff not to
itself, but up the line to your ISP. So IT has a default route pointing
there.

Once inside the ISP, the routers there will in all probability run OSPF
which they will use to carry routing tables around inside the network,
and then probably have one or more default routes to other ISPs via one
or more boundary routers that WILL carry full internet wide routing
tables and use BGP to interface to other ISPS.

Thank your starts you don't have to know anything about all that, and
have only two default routes to worry about..

On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:33:33 UTC, strangelove
<strangelove@pavement.bicycle.sex> wrote:

Then do it yourself instead of being objectionable.

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"strangelove" <strangelove@pavement.bicycle.sex> wrote in message
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You ungrateful pillock. Mind you, anyone who has an email addy like that has
got to be a plonker.

On 19 Dec 2007, John wrote

It never ceases to amaze me that prats like this seem to think that
slagging others off is an effective way to get people to co-operate
with them.

It's people like this that deservedly get their soup pissed in by
waiters, innit....

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"Graham J" <graham@nospam.zen.co.uk> wrote in message
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Excellent reply Graham, shame the o.p. is a cock.

"JamesB" <jamesb@somewhere.com.net.com.net> wrote in message
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Thank you - at least somebody appreciates my efforts

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strangelove wrote:
The question was answered.

If this were true, you'd know the answer to your original question.

Perhaps you should consider humility instead of insults?