setup default gateway

[Wamaitha]

just setup a hp-ux server, need to find out how to setup default gateway, could not find it anywhere. IP address and subnet mask are setup.
thank you

[Zigor Buruaga]

Hi,

You can use "set_parms addl_netwrk"
One of the steps will be the default gateway, confirm the ones you already have and skip those you don't want.

Regards,
Zigor

[Orhan Biyiklioglu · Accepted solution]

Default gateway setup is kept in the /etc/rc.config.d/netconf file along with other network settings.

Look for the lines:

ROUTE_DESTINATION[0]=default
ROUTE_GATEWAY[0]=X.X.X.X
ROUTE_COUNT[0]=1

X.X.X.X will be your default gateway.

hth

[Bharat Katkar]

Hi Leah,
You can use "set_parms addl_netwrk" and follow the instructions or at command line you can fire:

# route add default
but in this case you will also have to modify /etc/rc.config.d/netconf to make the changes permanent.

Hope that helps.
Regards,

[Orhan Biyiklioglu]

Do not forget to run

/sbin/init.d/net start

after changing the netconf file.

[Devender Khatana]

Hi,

Prior to adding the new address for gateway to file I would suggest check the routing by adding the same network as default gateway temporarily.

#route add default xx.xx.xx.xx

Man route for details.

When the destination can be reached through the same ass the same to the file to be permanent.

HTH,
Devender

[Ranjith_5]

Hi ,

There is the command for adding default route.For example I am using 192.168.0.1 as a gate way IP. You can replace this with your gate way IP.

#route add default 192.168.0.1 1

The above default route will be invalid after rebootig the server. To make it permanent do the following steps.

#vi /etc/rc.config.d/netconf

add the following lines

ROUTE_DESTINATION[0]=default
ROUTE_MASK[0]=""
ROUTE_GATEWAY[0]="172.17.112.11"
ROUTE_COUNT[0]=""
ROUTE_ARGS[0]=""


now restart network service.

#/sbin/init.d/net stop

#/sbin/init.d/net start


refer the following doc from HP.

http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-90685/ch02s03.html#bcfdebbg


Hope this helps.

Regards,
Syam

[Wamaitha]

thank you all, the answers provided the solution to my question. editing the netconf file and stopping and starting the network services.

thank you