Networking problem

[JD]

On 05/16/11 23:42, Tom H wrote:
> On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 8:35 PM, JB<jb.1234abcd at gmail.com>  wrote:
>> JB<jb.1234abcd<at>  gmail.com>  writes:
>> On Powerbook machine
>>
>> # /sbin/netstat -rn
>> Routing tables
>> Internet:
>> Destination        Gateway            Flags    Refs      Use  Netif Expire
>> default            192.168.1.254      UGSc        8        0    en1
>> 127                127.0.0.1          UCS         0        0    lo0
>> 127.0.0.1          127.0.0.1          UH          0        4    lo0
>> 169.254            link#6             UCS         0        0    en1
>> 192.168.1          link#6             UCS         2        0    en1
>> 192.168.1.1        0:26:18:6:ef:7     UHLW        0      113    en1    566
>> 192.168.1.60       127.0.0.1          UHS         0        0    lo0
>> 192.168.1.254      0:1d:5a:c8:91:c1   UHLW       15      153    en1    565
>>
>> snip
>>
>> Let's try a ping from Fedora to Powerbook.
>>
>> snip
>>
>> But, the situation is curious, because we have ping's IPv4-format packet with
>> FROM IPv4 address and TO IPv4 address going out thru IPv6-type interface
> If you're referring to "192.168.1.254 0:1d:5a:c8:91:c1" as "FROM IPv4
> address and TO IPv4 address going out thru IPv6-type interface" then
> no. "0:1d:5a:c8:91:c1" is the MAC address of "192.168.1.254".
Well guys, the router is either getting
constantly hacked (not too far fetched),
or it simply has buggy firmware.
I would rather go that route (pun not intended)
than think that there is something inherently
wrong with two  wireless machines, one with no
firewall, and one with firewall disabled, on the
same subnet, being unable to talk to each other,
but able to talk to everything else.