# Suse Routing

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-routing/23372>\
**Category:** SLES Configure-Administer\
**Created:** [December 3, 2012, 6:14pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-routing/23372 "2012-12-03T18:14:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![rough\_diamond](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ad7895/32.png) [@rough\_diamond](https://forums.suse.com/u/rough_diamond)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 6:14pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-routing/23372/1 "2012-12-03T18:14:27Z")

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Hi Folks - new to the whole LINUX thing so please be gentle!!

I have two SLES 10.3 boxes and I need to be able to see a device hanging off one box from the other box.  
I have enabled IP Forwarding on the box (Box A) with the device attached and on the other box(Box B) I have created a static route to subnet of the device.

I can’t ping the device from Box B although I can ping the interface on Box A which the device is connected to. Pinging the device from Box A is fine

Can someone please tell me what I am missing?

Cheers!

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**Author:** ![KEVIN1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a9adbd/32.png) [@KEVIN1](https://forums.suse.com/u/KEVIN1)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 7:20pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-routing/23372/2 "2012-12-03T19:20:57Z")

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rough diamond wrote:  
[color=blue]

> Hi Folks - new to the whole LINUX thing so please be gentle!!
> 
> I have two SLES 10.3 boxes and I need to be able to see a device  
> hanging off one box from the other box.  
> I have enabled IP Forwarding on the box (Box A) with the device  
> attached and on the other box(Box B) I have created a static route to  
> subnet of the device.
> 
> I can’t ping the device from Box B although I can ping the interface  
> on Box A which the device is connected to. Pinging the device from  
> Box A is fine
> 
> Can someone please tell me what I am missing?
> 
> Cheers![/color]

I’ll try to help!

Since this issue involves routing/networking, you should ask in the  
networking forum where people with the appropriate expertise can assist.

[https://forums.suse.com/forumdisplay.php?19-SLES-Networking](https://forums.suse.com/forumdisplay.php?19-SLES-Networking)

To diagnose your issue, additional information is needed. Can you  
provide additional details about your configuration, the network  
interfaces and subnets you are using?

There are other issues involving routing that are discussed in the  
networking forum. See if any of them provide a clue and if you still  
require assistance, please ask in that forum and provide the additional  
information I have requested.

–  
Kevin Boyle - Knowledge Partner  
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**Author:** ![rough\_diamond](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ad7895/32.png) [@rough\_diamond](https://forums.suse.com/u/rough_diamond)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2012, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-routing/23372/3 "2012-12-04T10:37:37Z")

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I have posted on the networking forum as Kevin suggested so please feel free to close this thread

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**Author:** ![malcolmlewis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/malcolmlewis/32/11375_2.png) [@malcolmlewis](https://forums.suse.com/u/malcolmlewis)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2012, 3:58pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-routing/23372/4 "2012-12-04T15:58:05Z")

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Thread closed as per user request, see new thread here: [http://forums.suse.com/showthread.php?t=2099](http://forums.suse.com/showthread.php?t=2099)