Re: Routing doesn't start automatically

[Bob Nielsen <nielsen@oz.net>]

I'm not that well versed on calculating netmasks and broadcast address,
but these look a bit strange. You might try the standard settings:

 auto eth0
 iface eth0 inet static
         address 192.168.0.14
         netmask 255.255.255.0
         network 192.168.0.0
         broadcast 192.168.0.255
         gateway 192.168.0.3


On Mon, Oct 14, 2002 at 02:48:49PM -0400, Andrew Perrin wrote:
> Greetings-
> 
> In setting up my new machine, I've run into an odd problem.  When the
> machine boots, the routing table doesn't get restored correctly.  I have
> to type the following:
> 
> route add 192.168.0.3 eth0
> route add default gw 192.168.0.3
> 
> in order to use any networking.
> 
> Here's my /etc/network/interfaces:
> # /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 192.168.0.14
>         netmask 255.255.255.252
>         network 192.168.0.12
>         broadcast 192.168.0.15
>         gateway 192.168.0.3
> 
> 
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
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> Andrew J Perrin - http://www.unc.edu/~aperrin
> Assistant Professor of Sociology, U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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> 
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