https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1202658 https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1202658#c2 --- Comment #2 from Marius Tomaschewski <mt@suse.com> --- Example showing the cause to apply the incomplete static settings (while dhcp is in use and thus there is no static IPADDR): # ip addr show dev dummy0 Device "dummy0" does not exist. # ip link add dev dummy0 type dummy # ip link set up dummy0 # ip addr show dev dummy0 55: dummy0: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000 link/ether ce:0e:42:76:18:82 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff # ip route show dev dummy0 # ip route add 10.2.1.1/32 via 10.1.1.252 dev dummy0 Error: Nexthop has invalid gateway. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -> The kernel rejects to create the route with gateway. After prepending a direct route allowing to reach the gateway: # ip route add 10.1.1.252 dev dummy0 # ip route add 10.2.1.1/32 via 10.1.1.252 dev dummy0 -> both routes are applied: # ip addr show dev dummy0 55: dummy0: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000 link/ether ce:0e:42:76:18:82 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff # ip route show dev dummy0 10.1.1.252 scope link 10.2.1.1 via 10.1.1.252 -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.