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Old 10-24-2001, 05:15 PM   #1
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Red face default gateway prob


On boot i get the following msg:
error while executing /sbin/route del default gw 192.168.0.99 dev eth0

(newbie here! would appreciate any help in "dummy" form)

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Old 10-24-2001, 05:29 PM   #2
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Do you have any idea how this line came to exist? If you read about the route program you'll see that it doesn't make sense, as it seems to be trying to define a default gateway for a particualr interface, which doesn't make sense. Unless this is a rare subtlety, then it's simply wrong.

A gateway is generally defined for an entire system, although you can have more than one, depending one what you want to do with each. Once you have a gateway installed, you then need to be able to reach it by an NIC, but configuration of each is a separate affair.

Let me guess..... linuxconf?

try running netconfig or such like to correct it. if it doesn't correct it, you'll need to find where it's coming from. Is the error during the list of

Starting something: [ OK ]

? probably the network service i'd guess. either that or /etc/rc.local.

mind you, i do talk a lot of crap....

edit... Oh actually... it even says del, not add... that's very messed up, wel, that or me!
 
Old 10-25-2001, 04:34 PM   #3
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Thanx Chris

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