Hello, This seems to be a common problem but AFAIK, without a common solution. The network map is as follows: T1 to ISP | | /30 net | +----------------+ | cisco router | +----------------+ | FastEthernet0/0 | a.b.c.1/24 | (possible switch/hub here in future) | | a.b.c.2/24 | eth0 +----------------+ | | | eth1 |---a.b.c.3/24-public-net-----> lan | linux box | | eth2 |---192.168.1.0/24-private-net---> lan | | +----------------+ Of course the above does not work as eth0 and eth1 are on the same subnet. So far, I can see two possible solutions: 1. reassign the cisco to linux net to a private point to point /30 net. I have tried with limited success. 2. reassign the cisco to linux net to a.b.c.1/29 (cisco) and a.b.c.2/29 (linux box). This would give me a block of 8 between cisco and linux and would enable me to add a switch/hub between to feed another host for backup mail relay and dns server. Questions: 1. Does a different subnet mask define a different subnet? Will the "two nics same net" conflict be resolved by applying a longer mask to one subnet? 2. What is required to route through the linux box in "solution" 2 above? Is this a case of "more specific, preferred route" applied? 3. Any relevant RFC''s would be helpful. 4. Of course, ANY suggestions welcome. TIA, David Koski david@KosmosIsland.com
Is your LAN off of eth1 a DMZ with some kind of publicly availble server that you want protected? You could put it in another private address range, say 192.168.10.0/24 and then use SNAT and DNAT to disguise it from the world. Or you could split up a.b.c.0/24 into two sets of a.b.c.0/25 and a.b.c.128/25 if you need real routable IP addresses on this DMZ system. You will want the same subnet mask on your a.b.c.<whatevers> unless you plan to subnet it even more when you get farther inside. Remember, the mask determines which bits are the network and which bits are the host. So it needs to be consistent all the way through. - Greg -----Original Message----- From: David Koski [mailto:david@kosmosisland.com] Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 3:07 PM To: LARTC@mailman.ds9a.nl Subject: [LARTC] routing network through bastian host Hello, This seems to be a common problem but AFAIK, without a common solution. The network map is as follows: T1 to ISP | | /30 net | +----------------+ | cisco router | +----------------+ | FastEthernet0/0 | a.b.c.1/24 | (possible switch/hub here in future) | | a.b.c.2/24 | eth0 +----------------+ | | | eth1 |---a.b.c.3/24-public-net-----> lan | linux box | | eth2 |---192.168.1.0/24-private-net---> lan | | +----------------+ Of course the above does not work as eth0 and eth1 are on the same subnet. So far, I can see two possible solutions: 1. reassign the cisco to linux net to a private point to point /30 net. I have tried with limited success. 2. reassign the cisco to linux net to a.b.c.1/29 (cisco) and a.b.c.2/29 (linux box). This would give me a block of 8 between cisco and linux and would enable me to add a switch/hub between to feed another host for backup mail relay and dns server. Questions: 1. Does a different subnet mask define a different subnet? Will the "two nics same net" conflict be resolved by applying a longer mask to one subnet? 2. What is required to route through the linux box in "solution" 2 above? Is this a case of "more specific, preferred route" applied? 3. Any relevant RFC''s would be helpful. 4. Of course, ANY suggestions welcome. TIA, David Koski david@KosmosIsland.com _______________________________________________ LARTC mailing list / LARTC@mailman.ds9a.nl http://mailman.ds9a.nl/mailman/listinfo/lartc HOWTO: http://ds9a.nl/lartc/
Hello Greg, The LAN off eth1 will provide public services and is allocated to isp clients. Hiding is not an option and splitting the net in half will loose too many ip''s. I have been looking into proxy ARP and it looks like the ticket. However, I don''t know if it is necessary under the following conditions: 1. The default route for a.b.c.0/24 hosts on LAN A use default route a.b.c.3. 2. The default route for a.b.c.0/24 for the cisco is a.b.c.2/29 (I don''t know how to do this!) 3. The following assignments are used: T1 to ISP | | /30 net | +----------------+ | cisco router | +----------------+ | FastEthernet0/0 | a.b.c.1/29 | (possible switch/hub here in future) | | a.b.c.2/29 | eth0 +----------------+ | | | eth1 |---a.b.c.3/24-public-net-----> LAN A | linux box | | eth2 |---192.168.1.0/24-private-net---> LAN B | | +----------------+ It seems logical to me that all routing would work with the above configuration. Proxy ARP looks easy enough though. David Koski david@KosmosIsland.com On Mon, 28 Jan 2002 18:46:58 -0600 Greg Scott <GregScott@InfraSupportEtc.com> wrote:> Is your LAN off of eth1 a DMZ with some kind of publicly availble > server that you want protected? You could put it in another private > address range, say 192.168.10.0/24 and then use SNAT and DNAT to > disguise it from the world. > > Or you could split up a.b.c.0/24 into two sets of a.b.c.0/25 and > a.b.c.128/25 if you need real routable IP addresses on this DMZ > system. > > You will want the same subnet mask on your a.b.c.<whatevers> unless > you plan to subnet it even more when you get farther inside. Remember, > the mask determines which bits are the network and which bits are the > host. So it needs to be consistent all the way through. > > - Greg > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Koski [mailto:david@kosmosisland.com] > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 3:07 PM > To: LARTC@mailman.ds9a.nl > Subject: [LARTC] routing network through bastian host > > > Hello, > > This seems to be a common problem but AFAIK, without a common solution. The > network map is as follows: > > T1 to ISP > | > | /30 net > | > +----------------+ > | cisco router | > +----------------+ > | FastEthernet0/0 > | a.b.c.1/24 > | > (possible switch/hub here in future) > | > | a.b.c.2/24 > | eth0 > +----------------+ > | | > | eth1 |---a.b.c.3/24-public-net-----> lan > | linux box | > | eth2 |---192.168.1.0/24-private-net---> lan > | | > +----------------+ > > Of course the above does not work as eth0 and eth1 are on the same subnet. > So > far, I can see two possible solutions: > > 1. reassign the cisco to linux net to a private point to point /30 net. I > have > tried with limited success. > > 2. reassign the cisco to linux net to a.b.c.1/29 (cisco) and a.b.c.2/29 > (linux > box). This would give me a block of 8 between cisco and linux and would > enable > me to add a switch/hub between to feed another host for backup mail relay > and > dns server. > > Questions: > > 1. Does a different subnet mask define a different subnet? Will the "two > nics > same net" conflict be resolved by applying a longer mask to one subnet? > > 2. What is required to route through the linux box in "solution" 2 above? > Is > this a case of "more specific, preferred route" applied? > > 3. Any relevant RFC''s would be helpful. > > 4. Of course, ANY suggestions welcome. > > TIA, > David Koski > david@KosmosIsland.com > _______________________________________________ > LARTC mailing list / LARTC@mailman.ds9a.nl > http://mailman.ds9a.nl/mailman/listinfo/lartc HOWTO: http://ds9a.nl/lartc/ > _______________________________________________ > LARTC mailing list / LARTC@mailman.ds9a.nl > http://mailman.ds9a.nl/mailman/listinfo/lartc HOWTO: http://ds9a.nl/lartc/
Why put LAN A behind a firewall? If it''s all public and visible, why not just put it in front of the firewall? Well, probably cuz you want to filter packets. duh! So, OK, what if you used private addresses in LAN A and used DNAT to redirect ports and/or public IP addresses to the correct host(s) inside LAN A. But if you have customers doing VPN stuff or IPSEC stuff, this won''t work. And there are probably a bunch of other apps that NAT breaks. I wonder if you could you get a d.e.f.nn/29 from your ISP and use those addresses for FastEthernet 0/0 on the Cisco and eth0 on the firewall? Now that would be the ultimate. Also, pointing your default gateway of your Cisco back inside your LAN seems funny. Wouldn''t you want to point that out, not in? - Greg -----Original Message----- From: David Koski [mailto:david@kosmosisland.com] Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 7:55 PM To: Greg Scott; LARTC@mailman.ds9a.nl Subject: Re: [LARTC] routing network through bastian host Hello Greg, The LAN off eth1 will provide public services and is allocated to isp clients. Hiding is not an option and splitting the net in half will loose too many ip''s. I have been looking into proxy ARP and it looks like the ticket. However, I don''t know if it is necessary under the following conditions: 1. The default route for a.b.c.0/24 hosts on LAN A use default route a.b.c.3. 2. The default route for a.b.c.0/24 for the cisco is a.b.c.2/29 (I don''t know how to do this!) 3. The following assignments are used: T1 to ISP | | /30 net | +----------------+ | cisco router | +----------------+ | FastEthernet0/0 | a.b.c.1/29 | (possible switch/hub here in future) | | a.b.c.2/29 | eth0 +----------------+ | | | eth1 |---a.b.c.3/24-public-net-----> LAN A | linux box | | eth2 |---192.168.1.0/24-private-net---> LAN B | | +----------------+ It seems logical to me that all routing would work with the above configuration. Proxy ARP looks easy enough though. David Koski david@KosmosIsland.com On Mon, 28 Jan 2002 18:46:58 -0600 Greg Scott <GregScott@InfraSupportEtc.com> wrote:> Is your LAN off of eth1 a DMZ with some kind of publicly availble > server that you want protected? You could put it in another private > address range, say 192.168.10.0/24 and then use SNAT and DNAT to > disguise it from the world. > > Or you could split up a.b.c.0/24 into two sets of a.b.c.0/25 and > a.b.c.128/25 if you need real routable IP addresses on this DMZ > system. > > You will want the same subnet mask on your a.b.c.<whatevers> unless > you plan to subnet it even more when you get farther inside. Remember, > the mask determines which bits are the network and which bits are the > host. So it needs to be consistent all the way through. > > - Greg > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Koski [mailto:david@kosmosisland.com] > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 3:07 PM > To: LARTC@mailman.ds9a.nl > Subject: [LARTC] routing network through bastian host > > > Hello, > > This seems to be a common problem but AFAIK, without a common solution.The> network map is as follows: > > T1 to ISP > | > | /30 net > | > +----------------+ > | cisco router | > +----------------+ > | FastEthernet0/0 > | a.b.c.1/24 > | > (possible switch/hub here in future) > | > | a.b.c.2/24 > | eth0 > +----------------+ > | | > | eth1 |---a.b.c.3/24-public-net-----> lan > | linux box | > | eth2 |---192.168.1.0/24-private-net---> lan > | | > +----------------+ > > Of course the above does not work as eth0 and eth1 are on the same subnet. > So > far, I can see two possible solutions: > > 1. reassign the cisco to linux net to a private point to point /30 net. I > have > tried with limited success. > > 2. reassign the cisco to linux net to a.b.c.1/29 (cisco) and a.b.c.2/29 > (linux > box). This would give me a block of 8 between cisco and linux and would > enable > me to add a switch/hub between to feed another host for backup mail relay > and > dns server. > > Questions: > > 1. Does a different subnet mask define a different subnet? Will the "two > nics > same net" conflict be resolved by applying a longer mask to one subnet? > > 2. What is required to route through the linux box in "solution" 2 above? > Is > this a case of "more specific, preferred route" applied? > > 3. Any relevant RFC''s would be helpful. > > 4. Of course, ANY suggestions welcome. > > TIA, > David Koski > david@KosmosIsland.com > _______________________________________________ > LARTC mailing list / LARTC@mailman.ds9a.nl > http://mailman.ds9a.nl/mailman/listinfo/lartc HOWTO: http://ds9a.nl/lartc/ > _______________________________________________ > LARTC mailing list / LARTC@mailman.ds9a.nl > http://mailman.ds9a.nl/mailman/listinfo/lartc HOWTO: http://ds9a.nl/lartc/_______________________________________________ LARTC mailing list / LARTC@mailman.ds9a.nl http://mailman.ds9a.nl/mailman/listinfo/lartc HOWTO: http://ds9a.nl/lartc/
David, Greg, Is it not possible to have some private address space between the cisco router and the linux box ? sth like this: cisco 192.168.1.1/24 | | (possible hub/switch) | | 192.168.1.2/24 linux box So, everything comming from the ISP for a.b.c.nn/24 will route to 192.168.1.1 ? (I''m new to this, so don''t laugh too much, pls ;) -kosio