Re: inside, outside, who am I?

From: James W. Long (JamesLong_at_wowway.com)
Date: 05/31/04


Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 21:47:24 -0400

Dear Herb.

 thank you for your so insightful input.
 the next time I dont even have a problem I will be sure not to even post,
 especially to idiots such as yourself. if you thought this was not an
issure
 then why in heavens name did you even bother to waste your so obviously
precious time to
 reply??? next time, dont waste mine.
 thank you,
  have a great day,
  yours truly,
   James W. Long.

"Herb Martin" <news@LearnQuick.com> wrote in message
news:eBxtphcREHA.2972@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > I'm having a wierd problem with a client machine.
>
> It work better if you use a meaning subject and post
> the PROBLEM at the top of the message and then
> get to the detail (which may or may not be relevant.)
>
> [After reading the whole thing, you don't even seem to
> HAVE A PROBLEM.]
>
> > I'm in a domain with a WIN NT PDC and a BDC.
>
> One wonders why you posted this problem to a Win2000
> DNS groups if you don't use that?
>
> > the domain is jewlconsulting. it runs on the 10 subnet.
> > both the pdc and the bcd have 2 nics, one being
> > static on the 10 subnet, the second being configured
> > for dhcp.
> >
> > My clients all run win2000 professional.
> > They also have 2 nic cards each, one on the inside lan hub and one
> > attached to a second hub that shares the cable modem.
> >
> > the inside cards are configured static on the 10 subnet.
> > the outside cards are configured for dhcp.
>
> One assumes that the cable modem/router (or some such device)
> is the DHCP server on that side?
>
> > I "used" to be able to go onto (this one, as an example) a client
machine,
> > whose name is hal9000 and open a dos window
> > and ping hal9000. I "used" to get a reply from the 10 subnet address,
> > which is normal, I thought, since netbios resolves the machine name.
>
> Possibly. DNS resolution will fail over by default to the NetBIOS
> methods, check it's own name and be ok, but a machine should normally
> know it's own DNS name too and just use that without NetBIOS
> being involved.
>
> > BUT NOW.. when I ping hal9000 I get the OUTSIDEe address as seen below,
> > and this is without either pdc or bdc even running.
>
> All that is irrelevant if you are using Ping and just testing IP
> and name resolution -- DCs and authentication are not involved.
>
> Chances are you or someone re-install the network card(s) and got
> them in the "opposite order".
>
> It's really irrelevant unless you have a PROBLEM.
>
> > ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
> > (done on hal9000 client machine)
> > C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator.JEWELCONSULTING:ping hal9000
> >
> > Pinging hal9000.jewelconsulting [69.14.xx.xx] with 32 bytes of data:
> >
> > Reply from 69.14.xx.xx: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128
> > Reply from 69.14.xx.xx: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128
> > Reply from 69.14.xx.xx: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128
> > Reply from 69.14.xx.xx: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128
> >
> > Ping statistics for 69.14.xx.xx:
> > Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
> > Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
> > Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
> > ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
> >
> >
> > How was it that I used to get the 10 subnet address and how can I make
it
> > get that again, when pinging the local machines name?
>
> Why do you car if you are ON THAT SAME machine?
>
> If you are own another machine, it probably doesn't matter
> either.
>
> Any broadcast resolution is only going to find it if it is
> directly connect and if that is so this is probably a good
> path for traffic.
>
> > in a bizarre twist, if I disable the outside card, it works, I ping
> hal9000
> > and get 10.x.x.x.
>
> Of course -- not bizarre at all.
>
> Based on your post, you have no problem.
>
>



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