[NTLUG:Discuss] route command.........

[clyde swann]

can someone please explain; when using the 'route' command to route packets 
to an interface (eth0, eth1, etc), what is the difference in how packets or 
handle when the gateway option is used versus when it is not used?  example: 
  route -add 192.168.0.1 mask 255.255.255.0 gw eth1
                 route -add 192.168.0.1 mask 255.255.255.0 eth1

the syntax may not be exactly correct in the above examples, but you get the 
idea.  i want to know the difference in how packets are handled when the 
'gw' option is use, as in the first example, versus when it is not used, as 
in the second example.  i'm just wondering does certain info get filtered in 
the different instances?  not able to figure out why my netscape browser 
gets thru my firewall/proxy/router ok, but can't retrieve mail using the 
same browser.

thanks for any info.

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