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Solve : connecting to internet without default gateway?? |
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Answer» I have read an INTERVIEW question: Can a workstation computer be configured to browse the Internet and yet NOT have a default gateway? No, your computer needs to KNOW where to send traffic for hosts outside its local area network (LAN). This would be the "default gateway" which is both on your LAN and the next network down the road. Quote from: bspkumar on August 01, 2009, 10:10:16 AM I think peer-peer networks does not require gateway. Am I right? No, if you need to send traffic to a host on another network; you need to know which host on your network knows the way out (default gateway). On the other HAND, if your computer only needs to communicate with hosts on your LAN; it does not need a default gateway.Thank you very MUCH, Dahlarbear. Your answer is clear. I have asked the same question in other forums also. But, the answers are not clear. Thank you. Quote from: bspkumar on August 01, 2009, 10:10:16 AM Can a workstation computer be configured to browse the Internet and yet NOT have a default gateway?Yes. The router will default to a default gateway address (for example 192.168.0.1). The computer has no idea that that address is. But when the computer accesses an address outside the local network, it does not know that the router sends those packets on to the internet. Router does the 'gateway' work. Workstation never even knew the router was doing it and need not be assigned a gateway address. Workstation only sees packets in response. westom: o Open up a command window on your workstation of CHOICE. o Enter "route print" at a command prompt. o Enter "delete o.o.o.o" at a command prompt (default gateway route) o Can you still access the internet? --dahlarbear |
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