Hello fellow Slackers,

I had a quick question about the proper use of the '/etc/rc.d/rc.inet1' script and was hoping to get some of your expertise on the matter.

My DSL connection crashes frequently and when it does, I need to reset my network devices before I have access to the internet again. I have two network devices, eth0 and eth1. eth0 connects to the DSL router while eth1 controls the traffic form my local network. I used to bring these devices online at boot with commands in the rc.local but have recently moved over the configuration to rc.inet1 (via rc.inet1.conf) so I can easily ssh into my server and run 'sh /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 restart' and be done with it.

The problem I run into is with the routing table being reset (can someone clue me in on the proper terminology?). In order to allow outgoing traffic from eth1 to the local network when I brought it up manually, I had to run the command: When I restart the rc.inet1 script, this setting goes away.

Is there a "proper way" to configure the routing table to make sure this command sticks when the network devices are reset? If not, would it be unsafe to just add this command to the end of the rc.inet1 script?

thanks for your time!
...drkstr

Try instead of Try This will only reset your DSL

(Not sure about the route tables, tho. Give it a shot)

Thanks for the quick reply cwwilson721!

I'll give it a shot the next time my DSL goes down ...which probably won't be to long.

thanks again!
...drkstr

Do it anyway, and see if it resets your route tables.

yeah ...good call.

It worked like a charm, didn't even drop my ssh connection.

Thanks for the help!
...drkstr

Glad I could be of assistance

Hey, I just read your signature. I used your post to get DRI working on my desktop, it was a great help.

It was an honor and a pleasure getting help from you.

regards,
...drkstr