[NTLUG:Discuss] Gateway on a different subnet?

[MadHat]

On Oct 12, 2005, at 10:40 AM, Chris Cox wrote:
> Neil Aggarwal wrote:
>> Hello:
>>
>> I am setting up a server for a client's network.
>>
>> Their network admin gave me the IP info and it looks strange to me.
>> The machine's IP address and the gateway are on two separate subnets.
>> I have always had the gateway and the machine IP on the same subnet
>> and am wondering if this will work.
>>
>> Here are the settings (Numbers masked with letters):
>> Machine IP 66.b.c.d
>> Subnet Mask 255.255.255.243
>> Gateway IP 209.e.f.g
>>
>> This just does not look right to me.
>>
>> Can someone confirm that this will work/not work?
>>
>
> I'd say no.
>
> Without visibility to the router... it's just not
> possible.  Somebody missed something somewhere.

It might work if you put in a static ARP entry.  But otherwise, I  
don't think it will work.

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