Re: restarting network

[Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com>]

	Hi.

On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 02:10:08PM +0100, Tony van der Hoff wrote:

>>Mar 29 10:15:06 tony-lx networking[21563]: Configuring network
>>interfaces...RTNETLINK answers: File exists
>>Mar 29 10:15:06 tony-lx networking[21563]: Failed to bring up eth1.
>>Mar 29 10:15:06 tony-lx networking[21563]: done.

Lines above are something to be expected, because your
/etc/network/interfaces tells the kernel to do the impossible:


> iface eth0 inet static
> 	address 192.168.1.7
> 	netmask 255.255.255.0
> 	network 192.168.1.0
> 	broadcast 192.168.1.255
> 	gateway 192.168.1.1

You have default gateway for eth0. All is good so far.


> iface eth1 inet static
> 	address 192.168.2.8
> 	netmask 255.255.255.0
> 	network 192.168.2.0
> 	broadcast 192.168.2.255
> 	gateway 192.168.1.1

And - you have yet another default gateway for eth1.
No wonder that the kernel refuses to add the same route second time.

Reco