Re: [Fwd: Re: Newbie Needs help w/ Local eth network]

[David Z Maze <dmaze@debian.org>]

<fbrian@nac.net> writes:
> # /etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8)
>
> # The loopback interface
> auto lo
> iface lo inet loopback
>
> # The first network card - this entry was created during the Debian
> installation# (network, broadcast and gateway are optional)
> auto eth0
> iface eth0 inet static
>         address 192.168.1.2
>         netmask 255.255.255.0
>         network 192.168.1.0
>         broadcast 192.168.1.255
>         up route add default gw 192.168.1.1
>
> output of route
>
> Kernel IP routing table
> Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    Use
> Iface 192.168.1.0     *               255.255.255.0   U     0      0
>   0 eth0

You don't have a default route, so packets going to places besides
192.168.1/24 get dropped and you get a "no route" error.  Why are you
trying to use 'route add default' manually here, though?  Add 'gateway
192.168.1.1' in your /etc/network/interfaces instead.  See
interfaces(5) for details.

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