topic Re: Default Gateway in Operating System - HP-UX

Default Gateway

Bona_1 — Tue, 11 Nov 2003 08:09:45 GMT

How do I set up or adjust a default gateway on HP-UX? I am sure I have exhausted all the options available to me using SAM.

thanks

Re: Default Gateway

Pete Randall — Tue, 11 Nov 2003 08:11:31 GMT

Set up the following entries in /etc/rc.config.d/netconf:

ROUTE_DESTINATION[0]=default
ROUTE_MASK[0]=""
ROUTE_GATEWAY[0]=NNN.NNN.NNN.NNN
ROUTE_COUNT[0]=1
ROUTE_ARGS[0]=""

Then reboot.

Pete

Re: Default Gateway

Mark Grant — Tue, 11 Nov 2003 08:12:16 GMT

"route add default gateway xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" [count]

If it is a remote gateway then "count" should be 1, otherwuse ignore it.

Re: Default Gateway

Pete Randall — Tue, 11 Nov 2003 08:13:28 GMT

Actually, it might be most prudent to test it with Mark's "route add", and then make the permanent changes to /etc/rc.config.d/netconf as I said.

Pete

Re: Default Gateway

Elmar P. Kolkman — Tue, 11 Nov 2003 08:22:58 GMT

Also make sure your gateway is pingable... If not, you need to disable the probing of the gateway, using:
ndd -set /dev/ip ip_ire_gw_probe 0

Otherwise the gateway will work untill the gateway is unsucessfully probed.

Re: Default Gateway

Bona_1 — Tue, 11 Nov 2003 08:23:36 GMT

Hi. Thanks so far. But for some strange reason, the /etc/* directories and files are read-only. Any ideas? I have been able to do a route-add though.

Thanks

Re: Default Gateway

Mark Grant — Tue, 11 Nov 2003 08:26:04 GMT

Assuming you are root, you can still write them with "vi" by going ":w!" after pressing escape.

Re: Default Gateway

Robert-Jan Goossens — Tue, 11 Nov 2003 08:26:49 GMT

Yes the files in /etc/rc.config.d/ are read only, but you can edit the netconf file and close it with :wq!

Re: Default Gateway

Brian Hackley — Wed, 12 Nov 2003 08:54:03 GMT

Bona,

By now you've probably set your default gateway by manually confirguring files?

If using SAM (I am looking at the Terminal
version not the GUI Version)
Select "Networking/Communications"
"Hosts"
"Local Hosts File"
(Lists of hosts comes up)
ACTIONS -> "Add default gateway"

HTH,
-> Brian Hackley

Re: Default Gateway

The Valspar Corporation — Thu, 13 Nov 2003 08:35:41 GMT

Can also use set_parms addl_network. But it sounds like your already set.

Re: Default Gateway

Senthil Kumar .A_1 — Fri, 14 Nov 2003 06:12:41 GMT

hello bono,

the best way to change the default gateway through sam is....
1)in sam click the network & communications icon.
2) click on internet addresses icon.
3)go to action there you will find the option you wanted namely, (modify default gateway)..

you can also edit /etc/rc.config.d/netconf

good luck,

senthil

Re: Default Gateway

Mei Jiao — Fri, 14 Nov 2003 07:18:05 GMT

If you choose to edit /etc/rc.config.d/netconf file, you can run the command to re-read the netconf file:
# /sbin/init.d/net start

Then, check system's routing table:
# netstat -rn