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

[Kelledin]

Richard Geoffrion said:
>
> 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!'

Well, something thinks your routes are suboptimal and is telling your
machine a different route would be better.

I assume you're trying to ping from "test server?"  Then I imagine
"firewall server" sees that "test server" and "OpenVPN server" are on the
same subnet and is advising a more direct route (i.e. "Why are you
bothering me with this @*#&, test-server?  Why not go there yourself?").

Of course, you'd kind of need to make "test server" a VPN client if you
want it to talk directly to "OpenVPN server" and get to the VPN-routed
subnet behind it.  But "firewall server" probably doesn't realize that.

-- 
Kelledin
"If a server crashes in a server farm and no one pings it, does it still
cost four figures to fix?"