RE: router

["Alex Puye" <apuye frontier net>]

The reason why I ask that question is because if the IP address and default
gateway are not in the same network (subnet), the default gateway wouldn't
come up, which makes sense.

So, double-check your numbers very carefully.

Can you ping the interface on the router from the Linux box?

>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: redhat-install-list-admin redhat com
>>[mailto:redhat-install-list-admin redhat com]On Behalf Of Assaf Spanier
>>Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 7:37 AM
>>To: Redhat-install-list redhat com
>>Cc: apuye frontier net
>>Subject: RE: router
>>
>>
>>hi Alex,
>>
>>Thanks for you answer,
>>
>>> What does /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 look like?
>>I added it:
>>-----------------------------------------
>>DEVICE=eth0
>>BOOTPROTO=static
>>IPADDR=<IP address>
>>NETMASK=255.255.0.0
>>ONBOOT=yes
>>
>>-----------------------------------------
>>
>>What that I like to know that when I type "/etc/init.d/network start"
>>which scrip is actually adding the router.
>>
>>
>>
>>    >>-----Original Message-----
>>    >>From: redhat-install-list-admin redhat com
>>    >>[mailto:redhat-install-list-admin redhat com]On Behalf Of
>>Assaf Spanier
>>    >>Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 6:55 AM
>>    >>To: Redhat-install-list redhat com
>>    >>Subject: router
>>    >>
>>    >>
>>    >>hi all,
>>    >>
>>    >>I have some problem with config of my router:
>>    >>I added the line: "GATEWAY=<IP addres>"
>>    >>to "/etc/sysconfig/network" file.
>>    >>
>>    >>but after I restart my network: "/etc/init.d/network restart"
>>    >>
>>    >>there is no router in the list:
>>    >>$>  route
>>    >>Kernel IP routing table
>>    >>Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref
>>    >>  Use Iface
>>    >>129.6.0.0      *               255.255.0.0     U     0      0
>>    >>   0 eth0
>>    >>127.0.0.0       *              255.0.0.0        U     0      0
>>    >>    0  lo
>>    >>
>>    >>I can add the router by typing:
>>    >>$> route add gw <IP address>
>>    >>
>>    >>Does anyone know why I cann't success to add the router via
>>    >>"/etc/sysconfig/network" file.
>>    >>
>>    >>thanks,
>>    >>A.Spanier
>>    >>
>>    >>
>>    >>
>>
>>
>>
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