Trying to Add a Route

[KPS]

Hi,

I've been just asked to add a route to my system.

I've been given an
- IP to a Router
- A new Subne
- A Gateway for the route


I've made my edits in the /etc/rc.config.d/netconf file, but I'm unfamiliar with what I need to do at the command line for syntax to add the above route.

Can someone help?

[Sanjay_6]

Hi Ken,

check this link from itrc,

http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en_US&docId=200000074886373

The itrc doc id is HONCIKKBRC00000016.

Hope this helps.

Regds

[John Dvorchak · Accepted solution]

Adding a route on the fly you would use the route command. Lets say that they that your IP address is 192.168.0.10 and your new router is 192.168.0.25 then you would:

> route add 192.168.0.25 1

Man route for all of the options and don't forget the trailing 1 on the command I listed above. That means that the router is NOT local or on this maching but a router on the LAN. If you must also use the netmask they gave you then use:

> route add 192.168.0.25 netmask 255.255.xxx.xxx 1

Still not forgeting the trailing 1 .

Good luck,
John

[twang]

route add net 15.43.9.0 15.32.7.1 1
We are saying we want anything to the 15.43.9 subnet to use gateway 15.32.7.1

This command statement is only good until the next reboot.
Anything you want to have permanent must be hard coded in the /etc/rc.config.d/netconf file.
Remember that you cannot back up the netconf file in the /etc/rc.config.d directory. If you want to save a backup before modifying, move the backup (netconf.old, .save, etc) to a different directory.

ROUTE_DESTINATION[0]=default
ROUTE_MASK[0]=""
ROUTE_GATEWAY[0]=15.32.7.1
ROUTE_COUNT[0]=1

ROUTE_DESTINATION[1]="net" 15.43.9
ROUTE_MASK[1]=""
ROUTE_GATEWAY[1]=15.32.7.1
ROUTE_COUNT[1]=1

[Trond Haugen]

As others have mentioned you can add it from the command line too.
But I would also reccomend doing a reboot to verify that what you have put in /etc/rc.config.d/netconf is correct. I have too often seen such changes forgotten when the system is remooted several months later.

Regards,
Trond

[Ravi_8]

Hi

route add net mask

or an enrty in /etc/rc.config.d/netconf
ROUTE_DESTINATION[1]="net "
ROUTE_MASK[1]=""
ROUTE_GATEWAY[1]=
ROUTE_COUNT[1]=1

#/sbin/init.d/net stop
#/sbin/init.d/net start

will do

[Bharat Katkar]

Hi,
Adding route and modifying netconf is rightly explained above. Points to take care of are :

1. As twang has rightly suggested do not keep copy/backup of netconf file under /etc directory.

2. Reboot the server to confirm about the correctness of netconf file.

3. Don't forget to put "1" at the end of route add command. This is commonly done mistake.

All the best.
Regards,

[Jan Sladky]

Hi Ken,

for temporary purposes you can add new route from command line:


route add net 10.32.127.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 10.32.113.177 1

where
net=10.32.127.0
netmask=255.255.255.0
router=10.32.113.177
metric/route count =1

for permanent solution use
/etc/rc.config.d/netconf

reboot machine and check the setting

rgds Jan