How to add perssitent route in Red Hat 9?

dwarf007 · 02-06-2005, 04:01 PM

Can I know how to add perssitent route in Red Hat 9? I had tried to use the following, and is working fine only if there is no restart of the PC. After restart the rouote will be gone in the routing table.

route add -net IP netmask 255.255.255.0 gw IP

Anyone knows add perssitent route, please help....

Thank You...

Looking_Lost · 02-06-2005, 06:14 PM

I can't search up too many network problems now with linux as I use it mainly as it stands as a standalone system now, but maybe if you add the command with full path in rc.local everyting will be cool.

yenonn · 02-07-2005, 01:23 AM

for rh8, i believe, u just add it into a file called

/etc/sysconfig/static-routine

like such
any net 192.168.0.0/24 gw 192.168.0.254

maxut · 02-07-2005, 02:13 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by yenonn

/etc/sysconfig/static-routine

i think u did a typo mistake. that file must be

/etc/sysconfig/static-routes

good luck.

yenonn · 02-07-2005, 02:39 AM

perhaps, it is... thanks for the correction.

dwarf007 · 02-07-2005, 04:33 PM

Thank for the help guys, but i didnt have

/etc/sysconfig/static-routes

Is is the kernel problem? Even add route need to be in /sbin/route ?

Anyone knows the solution?

scowles · 02-07-2005, 06:24 PM

I think you need to create the static-routes file. Easy way to tell...

Code:

[INFOHIIWAY\scowles@voyager ~]$ cd /etc/init.d
[INFOHIIWAY\scowles@voyager init.d]$ grep static-routes network
        # Add non interface-specific static-routes.
        if [ -f /etc/sysconfig/static-routes ]; then
           grep "^any" /etc/sysconfig/static-routes | while read ignore args ; do

If you see similar output, then the RH9 network init script supports adding static routes. Just follow the syntax posted earlier

vimal · 02-07-2005, 11:02 PM

you must edit the file /etc/sysconfig/sysctl.conf
and edit the line ipv4.....forward=1 and save the file.
restart network service

dwarf007 · 02-16-2005, 06:03 AM

Thank You for all of your help guys.....

I solve this by add the same command in /etc/rc.local

Code:

route add -net IP netmask 255.255.255.0 gw IP

This is ok for RedHat 9

andreseso · 09-26-2005, 08:01 AM

What is the syntax for /etc/sysconfig/static-routes ?

The routes I need to be available at system boot up I add to /etc/rc.local with the default route syntax.

Since /etc/sysconfig/static-routes is read by the Redhat and similar /etc/init.d/network startup script it would be nice to know how to set up that file.

The one time I tried to set it up I failed miserably.

Andres

maxut · 09-26-2005, 08:21 AM

Code:

$cat /etc/sysconfig/static-routes
any net 212.58.27.192 netmask 255.255.255.224 gw 212.58.22.20

good luck