Ok i have added a DCHP server, and this is what is happening.
I have a DHCP address which has been assigned:
IP 192.168.0.98
SUBNET: 255.255.255.0
GATEWAY: 192.168.0.251
i can ping 192.168.0.251, and i can ping 192.168.9.100
however i can not ping 192.168.9.1 - destination is unreachable.