Re: [nv-l] PC becomes Router !!

[Paul <pstroud@bellsouth.net>]

Then you may want to check the oid_to_type file and see if this 
particular oid has been
set as a router(gateway).

Paul

Gildas.Plouzennec@alcatel.fr wrote:

> The ipForwarding value is "not forawarding" and the Windows Key 
> "IPEnableRouter"  is 0.
> I have another PC with similar configuration but without this issue.
> The main difference between both PC is the one with the problem is 
> hosted on a blade (in IBM blade center) and the other one is a server 
> hosted in a "standard" box.
> Gildas PLOUZENNEC
>
>
>
> George deSocio wrote:
>
> > I believe if you use regedit and navigate to:
> >
> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters
> >
> > look for the value for IPEnableRouter;  1 means IP Forwarding is 
> > enabled;  if you issue the following, you can also see it:
> > snmpget <hostname> ip.ipForwarding.0
> >
> >
> >
> > I have set this on before on machines with more than one nic card, 
> > but have not seen it get set by itself.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> > Geo.
> >
> > George deSocio
> > IBM Americas Support - Distributed Network Management
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> >
> >
> >
> >
> > *Leslie Clark/Southfield/IBM@IBMUS*
> > Sent by: owner-nv-l@lists.us.ibm.com
> >
> > 06/27/2005 11:25 AM
> > Please respond to
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> > Yes, it is normal. It usually means the ipforwarding is enabled 
> > between the interfaces on the server. If you do not want to see it at 
> > that level of the map, your best bet is to hide it from that submap. 
> > It will still show up in the segments on which it has interfaces.
> > Cordially,
> >
> > Leslie A. Clark
> > IBM Global Services - Systems Mgmt & Networking
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> >
> > *Gildas.Plouzennec@alcatel.fr*
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> > 06/27/2005 11:19 AM
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> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > my Netview is 7.1.3.
> >
> > On my network, a PC (W2K SP4) had one network interface in
> > 192.168.80.x/24 and all was fine (trap well received, etc ..)
> > Then I added on this PC a second network interface in 169.254.x.x/16.
> > After a manual polling request, the second interface was discovered, and
> > the object was added at the network level (in root submap), linked to
> > the 2 IP network  (192.168.80.x/24 and 169.254.x.x/16) and in its
> > properties : IPRouter, Node, Computer, Connector, Router, PC, IP.
> > Before the add of the interface, the properties was :  Node, Computer,
> > Connector, PC, IP.
> > Note the icone used to display the PC is still the PC icone.
> >
> > Is it a normal behavior, I mean when a host have 2 interfaces on 2 IP
> > networks, it is considered as a router ?
> >
> > thanks for your help.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Gildas