Static route works on one computer, not the other
- by Dan
I have been struggling with this for a couple days now, maybe I just need some people with a fresh perspective to figure out what the issue is.
Basically I have a bunch of computers that are being routed through a specific gateway in order to access a web page that is hosted internally on a separate subnet. I set up static routes on all of the computers, and they all work... except one.
Here's what a route print -4 looks like for a working computer (Windows 7):
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Interface List
14...xx xx xx xx xx xx ......Broadcom 802.11n Network Adapter
11...xx xx xx xx xx xx ......Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
1...........................Software Loopback Interface 1
12...00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
13...00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 Microsoft 6to4 Adapter
17...00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
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IPv4 Route Table
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Active Routes:
Network Destination Netmask Gateway Interface Metric
0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 10.xxx.xxx.230 10.xxx.xxx.94 20
10.zzz.zzz.0 255.255.255.0 10.xxx.xxx.147 10.xxx.xxx.94 21
10.xxx.xxx.0 255.255.255.0 On-link 10.xxx.xxx.94 276
10.xxx.xxx.94 255.255.255.255 On-link 10.xxx.xxx.94 276
10.xxx.xxx.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 10.xxx.xxx.94 276
127.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 On-link 127.0.0.1 306
127.0.0.1 255.255.255.255 On-link 127.0.0.1 306
127.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 127.0.0.1 306
224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 On-link 127.0.0.1 306
224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 On-link 10.xxx.xxx.94 276
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 127.0.0.1 306
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 10.xxx.xxx.94 276
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Persistent Routes:
Network Address Netmask Gateway Address Metric
10.zzz.zzz.0 255.255.255.0 10.xxx.xxx.147 1
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And here's a route print -4 from the station that doesn't work (also Windows 7):
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Interface List
10...xx xx xx xx xx xx ......Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
1...........................Software Loopback Interface 1
12...00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 Microsoft 6to4 Adapter
14...00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2
16...00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
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IPv4 Route Table
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Active Routes:
Network Destination Netmask Gateway Interface Metric
0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 10.xxx.xxx.230 10.xxx.xxx.132 276
10.zzz.zzz.0 255.255.255.0 10.xxx.xxx.147 10.xxx.xxx.132 21
10.xxx.xxx.0 255.255.255.0 On-link 10.xxx.xxx.132 276
10.xxx.xxx.132 255.255.255.255 On-link 10.xxx.xxx.132 276
10.xxx.xxx.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 10.xxx.xxx.132 276
127.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 On-link 127.0.0.1 306
127.0.0.1 255.255.255.255 On-link 127.0.0.1 306
127.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 127.0.0.1 306
224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 On-link 127.0.0.1 306
224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 On-link 10.xxx.xxx.132 276
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 127.0.0.1 306
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 10.xxx.xxx.132 276
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Persistent Routes:
Network Address Netmask Gateway Address Metric
10.zzz.zzz.0 255.255.255.0 10.xxx.xxx.147 1
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Both of these stations are running Windows 7.
So essentially what I am trying to do here is route all traffic to the 10.zzz.zzz.0 subnet through the 10.xxx.xxx.147 gateway. Everything else should go through the 10.xxx.xxx.230 gateway. This is the intended behavior, and again it is working everywhere but that one station. I noticed that the Active Route metric costs differ between the two stations, but I am new to the routing table and I am not sure how that is impacting the behavior.
I hope I have been able to explain the situation clearly. Any help would be much appreciated. I can provide any additional information if needed!