Looks like the typical "Windows NT wrong netmask" problem. Dumb average user configures IP address on NT and doesn't know what a netmask is. He takes the default, which is 255.255.0.0 for some strange reason (even when a Class C address is entered). It is 255.255.0.0 by default anyway with the above as this is a Class B (or was one to be more exact ;). Now the NT box starts to broadcast netbios trash to 169.132.255.255 and a router with a correct netmask dials out. I have seen that Win95, when getting an address like 169.132.22.22 assigned via DUN actually adds a classful route via this DUN interface to 169.132/16 (!!!) and thus would also route a broadcast like the above to the other side (and even more strange, let anything in 169.132/16 disappear from any other interface, so if you may have 169.132.99/24 on your ethernet it becomes suddenly un- reachable when DUN is up cause all stuff is routed outwards...). Then again, maybe it is something completely different ;) -- Kanther-Line: PGP SSH IDEA MD5 GOST RIPE-MD160 3DES RSA FEAL32 RC4 +-o-+--------------------------------------------------------+-o-+ | o | \\\- Brain Inside -/// | o | | o | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ | o | | o | Andre' Beck (ABPSoft) beck@ibh-dd.de XLink PoP Dresden | o | +-o-+--------------------------------------------------------+-o-+ ++ Ascend Users Mailing List ++ To unsubscribe: send unsubscribe to ascend-users-request@bungi.com To get FAQ'd: <<A HREF="http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq">http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq</A>> </PRE> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <HR> <STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A HREF="msg11608.html">Re: (ASCEND) Getting USR Sportsters to behave...</A></STRONG></LI> <UL> <LI><EM>From</EM>: Kevin Smith <kevin@ascend.com></LI> </UL> <LI><STRONG><A HREF="msg11610.html">Re: (ASCEND) Getting USR Sportsters to behave...</A></STRONG></LI> <UL> <LI><EM>From</EM>: Alex P <alex@stomp.gomax.com></LI> </UL> </UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <HR> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg11629.html">(ASCEND) 6.0 beta hangs MAX2000 with V110 modem card installed</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg11627.html">(ASCEND) GigaRouter/GRF experiences</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg11626.html">RE: (ASCEND) Getting USR Sportsters to behave...</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg11635.html">Re: (ASCEND) Getting USR Sportsters to behave...</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="maillist.html#11628"><STRONG>Main</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thrd269.html#11628"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> </BODY> </HTML>