static route in /etc/network/interfaces won't take

[Henry Hollenberg <hgh@rcwm.com>]

Hey gang,

I added some routes in /etc/network/interfaces:

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 10.x.y.z
netmask 255.255.255.0
broadcast 10.x.y.255
gateway 10.x.y.1
up   /sbin/route add -net 10.a.b.0/16 gw 10.x.y.250
down /sbin/route del -net 10.a.b.0/16 gw 10.x.y.250

which fails to add any routes when I run

/etc/init.d/networking restart

but errors out with:


* /etc/network/options is deprecated.
Setting up IP spoofing protection...done (rp_filter).
Reconfiguring network interfaces...ifup: interface lo already configured
SIOCADDRT: File exists
Failed to bring up eth0.
done.

What am I leaving out?

hgh.