Re: Where should route commands get put? ANSWERED
An anonymous list member graciously pointed me to the answer.
(1) ifup & ifdown run both ifconfig and route. (I misread the man page)
(2) the file /usr/share/doc/netbase/examples/interfaces has easy to read
and understand examples showing how to add route commands.
--Mat
On 8/28/00 at 11:20 PM Mathew Watson wrote:
> /etc/network/interfaces has the correct information for my system;
however,
> ifup -a fails to create a default route. I can, as root, type in a couple
> of route commands, and then I can ping systems all over the country. I
want
> these commands executed at startup. Where is the proper place to put
them?
> (version potato)
>
> Curiously, I greped all over for route and ifconfig but didn't find
either
> command in any of the init.d scripts. Man ifup mentions running ifconfig,
> but not route. Does anyone know what program(s) runs route commands?
> (ifup?)
>
> Mat
>
>
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