Thanks, this registry switch did it. I just don't understand why our
other servers are not concerned. There is no option for our layer 3
switch to disable ICMP redirects, so all should be affected.
"Marc Reynolds [MSFT]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<#p#XqXM$(E-Mail Removed)>...
> Probably due to ICMP redirects. You can stop Windows 2000 from creating host
> routes based on ICMP redirects as noted below, but you should also
> investigate why the router is sending a ICMP redirect in the first place.
>
>
> Windows 2000 can disable ICMP redirects by changing the value of the
> EnableICMPRedirect value in the following registry key:
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters
>
> The default value of 1 enables ICMP redirects, and 0 disables ICMP
> redirects. Modifying this registry value to 0 should prevent the creation of
> host routes when an ICMP redirect packet is received. However, changes to
> the value of this key have no effect on ICMP redirects.
>
>
> --
>
> Thanks,
> Marc Reynolds
> Microsoft Technical Support
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
>
> "Stefan Mayr" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hello,
> >
> > in our office we have one windows 2000 server (sp4) which autoupdates
> > its routing tables. It adds and deletes routes so specific client
> > IP-addresses.
> >
> > Server: 192.168.0.4/24 Gateway: 192.168.0.1
> > Client: 192.168.1.23/24 Gateway: 192.168.1.1
> >
> > After some connections the server would add and delete the following
> > route:
> >
> > 192.168.1.23 Mask 255.255.255.255 Gateway 192.168.0.1
> > although the default route 0.0.0.0 mask 0.0.0.0 gw 192.168.0.1 is set
> > correctly
> >
> > any ideas where to disable this "feature"? The problem is, that
> > sometimes the server seems to loose the routes for 0.0.0.0 and
> > 192.168.0.0.
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