add route permanently

rithik_ghoshal · 04-05-2008, 02:37 PM

I am using solaris express developer edition 9/07.
I need to execute this command "route add default 192.168.1.1" each time after a reboot. I think editing a file like /etc/rc2.d may solve this problem.

please help me to solve this issue.

Thank you.

jlliagre · 04-05-2008, 04:40 PM

Editing /etc/defaultrouter is a better option.

"man defaultrouter" for details.

blacky_5251 · 04-05-2008, 04:46 PM

If you were running Fedora or RHEL, I would tell you that you need to add a GATEWAY entry to your /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 file, but I'm not sure where this would go in Solaris.

My file looks like this:-

Code:

# Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5702X Gigabit Ethernet
DEVICE=eth0
BOOTPROTO=none
BROADCAST=192.168.3.255
HWADDR=00:02:55:56:11:0C
IPADDR=192.168.3.100
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
NETWORK=192.168.3.0
ONBOOT=yes
GATEWAY=192.168.3.1
TYPE=Ethernet

So perhaps you know where a similar file lives on your system.

Hope that helps you find the answer, and sorry but I don't know Solaris at all.

rithik_ghoshal · 04-06-2008, 01:43 AM

I already edited /etc/defaultrouter.
now ,
#cat /etc/defaultrouter is giving me..
192.168.1.1

but after a reboot , my browser is not being able to display webpages though wireless indicator in my laptop is showing that a connection has already established. even router configuration page is also opening in browser.

when i am executing "route add default 192.168.1.1" , and after that
"svcadm restart nwam" a popup message is showing something like "brought interface wpi0 up, got address 192.168.1.103" and after that browser is being able do display all webpages.

I go through "man defaultrouter" but can't get what should be written in /etc/defaultrouter except 192.168.1.1

I think I am adding a new default gateway using "route add default 192.168.1.1" . Now please tell me how to make it permanent.

thanks to all of you !!

jlliagre · 04-06-2008, 02:42 AM

As you are using nwam and dhcp, all the configuration including IP, DNS and route is automatic. There should be no need to set the default route. Perhaps is there a misconfiguration on the dhcp server side.

What says:

Code:

/sbin/dhcpinfo -i wpi0 Router

sshd.root · 04-07-2008, 04:10 AM

You can add permanently route:

Code:

# route -p add  192.168.24.0/22 192.168.4.1
add net 192.168.24.0/22: gateway 192.168.4.1
add persistent net 192.168.24.0/22: gateway 192.168.4.1

rithik_ghoshal · 04-08-2008, 09:54 AM

@jlliagre

actually I was not using dhcp , I was using static ip address.
thank you for your suggestion and comments.

@sshd.root

Thank you. that '-p' solved my problem.

jlliagre · 04-08-2008, 10:20 AM

If you are using static IP, you'd better disable nwam which sole purpose is automatizing DHCP and enable the previous way of configuring networking.

Code:

svcadm disable physical:nwam
svcadm enable physical:default

rithik_ghoshal · 04-08-2008, 03:10 PM

Thanks a lot for this information. I didn't know that. Now I get why am stands for auto magic.