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How to set the default outbound interface in Debian when using multihomed interfaces on EC2

In Debian 10 with an Amazon EC2 AMI (as of March 31, 2021), the /etc/network/interfaces file looks like this: # Include files from /etc/network/interfaces.d: source-directory /etc/network/interfaces.d ...
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How should I distribute IPv6 addresses to a home network?

(this was flagged as off-topic over at Network Engineering, and suggested to move here) I have finally got an IPv6 address for my network. Being able to do VoIP and peer-to-peer networking without ...
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VMware DHCP server (vmnet-dhcpd) rejects option "rfc3442-classless-static-routes"

I am trying to set up the VMware DCHP server to push a static route (192.168.248.0/24 -> 192.168.248.129) to DHCP clients (VMs) connected to a custom interface called vmnet14. I referred to this ...
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How to setup two routers seamlessly without having double NAT

I have two wireless routers, a generic one provided by ISP which is GPON ONU/Wireless router and a TP-Link. I need an upgrade because the generic one provided by the ISp unfortunately has several ...
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I don't want my DHCP to be a default gateway

I have a device which runs a DHCP server. When I connect it with USB to my computer, the PC gets an IP address and the device becomes the default gateway. I just want the device to agree on IP ...
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At my home, when enabling DHCP gives me a default gateway. At my workplace, enabling DHCP gives me no default gateway. Why is that?

I'm setting up a local dicom connection at my home and it all works fine when there is a default gateway between computers. But at my workplace its not working. I need to set computers at my workplace ...
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pihole-FTL (dnsmasq) removes the default route when supplied with option 121

I have a Linux box that serves as a DHCP, DNS (via pihole-FTL) and WireGuard servers. I wanted to make the VPN network reachable from the network that device is on. After some research I found option ...
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Make all net clients of a wifi router on a subnet have IP addresses in the form of clients of the parent router

i have an ADSL wifi Zyxel router connecter to outer internet and it serves IP addresses in the form of 10.0.0.x by DHCP - which is correct. Then i have a TP-Link wif router connected to Zyxel as a ...
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What is the difference between ARP binding and DHCP address reservation?

In my TL-WR1043ND I have these functionalities and both of them pair an IP address to a MAC address. What is the difference? I read that ARP is for security reasons, others say it is for Wake-on-LAN. ...
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Access different subnet IPs on two different interfaces

I'm trying to configure my Raspberry Pi to give me access to devices connected either of eth0 or wlan1. Desired function is this: User connects to RPi AP via wlan1 and is given an IP (192.168.4.x) ...
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Does an off-the-shelf router have all LAN ports bridged?

I want to roll my own router, as the one provided by my ISP is terrible. The router of course provides DHCP and routing on all 4 of the LAN ports. Does this mean that it provides DHCP and routing on ...
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How to setup domain to point to home web server?

I am setting my home server as a website server. I am struggling to make it work. I have bought a domain and set it up correctly, but I can't reach my server. Below you have my network distribution. I'...
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OpenBSD 6.6 wlan DHCP no link, routing issues

I've been bashing my head against this for a few days so I'm asking for help. The machine is a Thinkpad using a Intel PRO 2100 wifi card with the ipw driver (https://man.openbsd.org/ipw). I tried ...
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Connecting subnets controlled by master net

Recently i tried to make fairly complex (for me) network, i have FFTH and very simple master router which i cannot change (it has ONT) and 3 "slave" routers. My goal is to connect everything like in ...
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Make my LAN independent for local routing (DHCP + static routing) while connected to a cable modem with DHCP which cannot be disabled (ISP)

First of all, I want to say that my knowledge about networking is basic (I'm a web developer, not a net admin :D) I have a local network composed by: A cable modem with routing capabilities (Let's ...

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