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[weekleyj@xxxxxxxxxxxx (John Weekley)]

Bodo Bauer wrote:
> 
> zentara wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Ethernet Time!!!
> >
> > You know in the install process where you
> > are asked "do you just use loopback, or
> > a real network"? If you say real network,
> > you are prompted for the ethernet address,
> > netmask, gateway, and p to p partner.
> >
> > Is there a way of initiating this script
> > on a running currently installed system?
> > I looked all thru Yast, but didn't see it.
> > I couldn't find an entry in rc.config
> > for gateway address.
> >
> > I messed it up once, and tried to recover by
> > editing /etc/route.conf to no avail.
> >
> > What I did was enter a gateway that didn't exist,
> > and I tried to remove Default Gateway from
> > route.conf; but it didn't fix the problem.
> >
> > When I reinstalled, and left Gateway empty
> > in the above mentioned script, it works fine.
> >
> > I know that installation script does it correctly,
> > so can I use it anytime after installation? If so,
> > how?
> 
> Hi,
> 
> It seems you are right, there is no way to setup the
> default gateway once the system is installed, you
> have to edit /etc/route.conf to do this. Perhaps we
> should work on this.... :)
> 
> It should look like this:
> 
> # /etc/route.conf
> # local IP                   netmask              interface
> 192.168.0.0    0.0.0.0      255.255.255.0           eth0
> 
> #              default gw
> default        192.168.0.1
> 
> Then run
> 
>         /sbin/init.d/route stop ; /sbin/init.d/route start
> 
> and everything should be fine...
> 
> Ciao,
>         BB
> 
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How about an interface to "/etc/defaultrouter" al la Sun?
Easy to use, quick, hard to beat!

John Weekley


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