Re: hostname of the modem gateway

[john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com>]

On 1/2/2018 7:15 AM, David Wright wrote:
> On Tue 02 Jan 2018 at 06:25:29 (+0100), john doe wrote:
> > On 1/2/2018 12:12 AM, Max Power wrote:
> > > Hi guys,
> > > with the new release of Debian 'Stretch', the route command has been replaced
> > > but what other command returns the hostname of the modem/router gateway...?
> > > # route
> > > gateway = home.telecomitalia.it
> > > # ip route
> > > gateway = 192.168.1.1
>
> $ ip -r r
>
> You need to ask for the resolver with -r.
>
> man ip-route documents the arguments/commands, but you need
> man ip for the options (which are common).
>
> > > Thanks for reply, Max Power.
> >
> > You could try the host(1) utility:
> >
> > $ host 192.168.1.1
> >
> > https://linux.die.net/man/1/host
>
> $ host 192.168.1.1
> Host 1.1.168.192.in-addr.arpa. not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)
> $

Looks like 192.168.1.1 is not your default route.

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John Doe