Default Gateway

[Bona_1]

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

[Pete Randall · Accepted solution]

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

[Mark Grant]

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

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

[Pete Randall]

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

[Elmar P. Kolkman]

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.

[Bona_1]

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

[Mark Grant]

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

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

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

[Brian Hackley]

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

[The Valspar Corporation]

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

[Senthil Kumar .A_1]

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

[Mei Jiao]

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