[NTLUG:Discuss] ping error? or message - Redirect Host(New nexthop:

[Richard Geoffrion]

Is this even an error?  I don't see that it is causing any problems, but I
thought I'd run it by the 'experts!'

<?error message? from ping>
root at slacksrvr91:~# ping 10.1.27.1
PING 10.1.27.1 (10.1.27.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 10.1.27.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=62 time=21.6 ms
>From 192.168.4.251: icmp_seq=2 Redirect Host(New nexthop: 192.168.4.1)
64 bytes from 10.1.27.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=62 time=23.7 ms

--- 10.1.27.1 ping statistics ---
2 packets transmitted, 2 received, 0% packet loss, time 1006ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 21.671/22.735/23.799/1.064 ms
root at slacksrvr91:~#
</error message>


<ascii art diagram> #use your favorite NON PROPORTIONAL FONT viewer!

* VPN client *  * VPN Client *
         \           /
          \         /
           (internet)
               |
**********************************
*       "Firewall server"        *
*      [eth1: real.world.i.p]    *
*                                *
* Routes:                        *
* dflt route: via eth1           *
* 192.168.8.0/24 via 192.168.4.1 *
* 10.0.0.0/8 via 192.168.4.1     *
*                                *
* [eth0: 192.168.4.251]          *
**********************************
           |
       ..........
       .  Eth.  .    ****************************
       . switch .----*     "test server"        *
       ..........    * [eth0: 192.168.4.114]    *
            |        * dflt route:192.168.4.251 *
            |        ****************************
            |
            |
*************************************************
*       "OpenVPN server"                        *
*       [eth0: 192.168.4.1]                     *
*                                               *
* Routes:                                       *
*                                               *
*  192.168.8.0/24 via tun0                      *
*  10.0.0.0/8 via tun1                          *
*       ___________________________________     *
*                       T                       *
* [tun0:192.168.3.1/32] | [tun1:192.168.3.4/23] *
* [ P-t-P:192.168.3.2 ] | [ P-t-P:192.168.3.5 ] *
*                                               *
*************************************************
</ ascii art>



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Richard
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