Routing question...

["Chad C. Walstrom" <chewie@soncom.com>]

I'm having a little trouble with IP masquerading still, and I was
wondering if it had to do with the routing.

Kernel
  * Linux 2.0.36
  * Compiled with options outlined in IP-Masquerade.txt mini
      HOWTO.

Connectivity
  * PPP connection to ISP - PAP authentication
    - defaultroute
    - noproxyarp

LAN
  * 192.168.1.1
    - Linux 2.0.36
    - Wookimus.icewall.org
    - BIND 8 running successfully
        Forward-only to ISP DNS servers
    - DHCP running successfully
        Addresses 192.168.1.32 - 64
  * Windows 98 Client
    - Mynoc.icewall.org
    - Successfully addresses NIC
    - Does not list "Default gateway" in network card config
    - Gateways set to 192.168.1.1 in TCP/IP config for network card

Routes
  * Nets
    - route add -net 255.255.255.255 netmask 255.255.255.255 eth0
        (Needed for Windows client)
    - route add -net 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 eth0
        (icewall.org)
  * Hosts
    - route add -host 127.0.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 lo
  * pppd Adds...
    - route to internet access host
    - default gateway to internet access host

It seems like everything should be in order, but for some reason, I
still can't access the internet through my Win98 machine.

In addition, could someone tell me why you are supposed to route to
the local loopback device as a host rather than a net?  In what case
would you need to do the following:
    - route add -net 127.0.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0

Thanks,
Chewie