Re: cvsup trouble

On Fri, 21 Sep 2001, Thomas Lockhart wrote:

> > $ ping cvsup.postgresql.org
> > PING rs.postgresql.org: 64 byte packets
> > 64 bytes from 64.39.15.238: icmp_seq=0. time=57. ms
> > 64 bytes from 64.39.15.238: icmp_seq=1. time=70. ms
> > Perhaps there is a routing problem somewhere between you and 64.39.15.238?
> > That machine is not physically at hub (looks like it's a Rackspace site)
> > so there might be connectivity issues that are different from hub's.
> > What do you get from tracerouting to cvsup.postgresql.org?
> 
> *slaps forehead*
> 
> I didn't catch on to the different network, and 64.x has always been a
> problem on my firewall/masquerading box since I'm also on a 64.x subnet
> and it keeps wanting to put in default routes for a class A network. So
> it is all a problem on my end.
> 
> I had done some testing at another location yesterday, when I was
> finding that cvsup connections were being rejected.
> 
> Any hints on how to supress this default route when the network is
> configured?

Best suggestion: Renumber your internal network into one of private
networks (10.*, 192.168.*, 172.16.*).

Alternate suggestion: configure correct netmask for your internal network
(such as, if you choose to be 64.1.1.1 with netmask 255.255.255.0, you
will only lose connectivity to 64.1.1.*, not entire 64.*)
-alex