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Win-98 TCP/IP settings - multiple gateway entries allowed?



 
 
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Old August 10th 09, 04:06 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.networking
98 Guy
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Default Win-98 TCP/IP settings - multiple gateway entries allowed?

The gateway list box in the TCP/IP settings seems to allow the user to
add multiple entries, with no indication of what rules are applied to
their use if multiple entries exist.

Some ad-hoc experimentation seems to indicate that if even just two
entries exist (one of them a known-good working gateway) that internet
connectivity is not achieved unless the non-working entry is removed.

Comments?
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Old August 10th 09, 02:07 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.networking
James Egan
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Default Win-98 TCP/IP settings - multiple gateway entries allowed?


On Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:06:09 -0400, 98 Guy wrote:

Some ad-hoc experimentation seems to indicate that if even just two
entries exist (one of them a known-good working gateway) that internet
connectivity is not achieved unless the non-working entry is removed.

Comments?


Is the known good working gateway the one with the lower metric and it
still doesn't work?

I don't know how good win98 is at dead gateway detection but the
theory is if the one with the lower metric is detected as dead (might
take a minute or two) then the default gateway will switch to the one
with the second lowest metric.


Jim.

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Old August 10th 09, 02:07 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.networking
James Egan
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Default Win-98 TCP/IP settings - multiple gateway entries allowed?


On Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:06:09 -0400, 98 Guy wrote:

Some ad-hoc experimentation seems to indicate that if even just two
entries exist (one of them a known-good working gateway) that internet
connectivity is not achieved unless the non-working entry is removed.

Comments?


Is the known good working gateway the one with the lower metric and it
still doesn't work?

I don't know how good win98 is at dead gateway detection but the
theory is if the one with the lower metric is detected as dead (might
take a minute or two) then the default gateway will switch to the one
with the second lowest metric.


Jim.

 




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