route statement

[John Booth_3]

I am try to add a route on a HP 11.0 server and I am getting errors on the netmask.

Here is the command I am using:
route add 64.212.167.0 netmask 255.255.255.128 63.167.19.11 1

Here is the error:
netmask: bad value

It is a valid network and netmask.

Thanks in advance,
John Booth

[Ross Zubritski]

John,

Try this:

route add 64.212.167.0 netmask 255.255.255.128 63.167.19.11 2

BTW, you should refrain from posting "real" ip's in any kind of forum.

Regards,

RZ

[John Booth_3]

These are not valid addresses. Just examples. I tried with the 2 for metric and got the same error on the netmask.

[Sridhar Bhaskarla · Accepted solution]

Hi John,

Use ndd to override HP's still old method of verifying the subnets.

ndd -set /dev/ip ip_check_subnet_addr 0

Then try again.

Edit /etc/rc.config.d/netconf and use the examples to set this permanently so that it will survive the reboots.

-Sri

[Ross Zubritski]

Great call sri---- Forgot about that one. ;)

RZ

[John Booth_3]

I ran the ndd -set /dev/ip ip_check_subnet_addr 0

and still got the same error with bad netmask.

[Steven E. Protter]

The problem with not posting "real" ip addresses here is you may have an invalid IP/netmask combination in real life.

If you need to maintain network security, you may need to communicate with one of us via email with actual network setup information.

Or perhaps more appropriate for people that have service contracts, open a support call.

SEP

[Sridhar Bhaskarla]

Hi John,

Use "net" before 64.212.167.0

route add net 64.212.167.0 netmask 255.255.255.128 63.167.19.11 1


-Sri

[John Booth_3]

I am able to use these same route statements fine on other servers with different OS's. It works on our AIX, SCO and Windows Servers. I can't figure out why it won't work on HP-UX.

Thanks,
john

[John Booth_3]

Thanks Sri add the net before the destination fixed the issue and of course the ndd. Is their anything special I need to do in the netconf file for this route to be readded when the system reboots?

[Sridhar Bhaskarla]

Yes John,

Add the following entries.

ROUTE_DESTINATION[1]="net 64.212.167.0"
ROUTE_GATEWAY[1]="63.167.19.11 "
ROUTE_MASK[1]="255.255.255.128"
ROUTE_COUNT[1]="1"


-Sri

[Sridhar Bhaskarla]

Also, keep these entries in your /etc/rc.config.d/nddconf file.

TRANSPORT_NAME[0]=ip
NDD_NAME[0]=ip_check_subnet_addr
NDD_VALUE[0]=0

-Sri