Never mind, I think I found the problem: The following must be turned on: CONFIG_IP_MULTIPLE_TABLE=y Al > #Hello, # # Did you resolve the issue with error message: # #RTNETLINK answers: Invalid argument # #I am getting the same message and I installed iproute2-2.2.4-now-ss001007. #I grabbed the tar ball and did a make then copied all the new binaries in #iproute2-2.2.4-now-ss001007/ip/* to /sbin and #iproute2-2.2.4-now-ss001007/etc/iproute/* to /etc. # # # #Thanks, #Allan # ##Hi, ## ##After installing iproute2-2.2.4-now-ss990417-2.i386.rpm I tried to use it, ##and I got some errors. ## ##If I use ip route list I get ## x.y.8.114 dev eth1 scope link ## x.y.7.38 dev eth0 scope link ## x.y.8.112/28 dev eth1 proto kernel scope link src x.y.8.114 ## x.y.7.0/24 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src x.y.7.38 ## 127.0.0.0/8 dev lo scope link ## default via x.y.7.1 dev eth0 ## ##Whenever I try to use ip rule ## [root@gw1 2.2.16-3smp] ip rule add from x.y.8.114 table 200 ## ##I also tried using a number for the table, as well as "new" but I keep ##getting the same error. ## ##I get the following error message. ## [root@gw1 2.2.16-3smp] RTNETLINK error: Invalid argument # # -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Allan McIntosh, Software Technologist Atreus Systems Corp, http://www.atreuscorp.com Phone: (613) 233-1741 ext 217 1800 764-5514 Fax: (613) 233-8204 ------------------------------------------------------------------ - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org
