yeah i had rebooted it before reporting that it didnt work.so i guess its not that networking wasnt restarted.all my static-route has is this line.just created the file static-routes a couple of days ago. Thanks, Vinod --- Glynn Clements <glynn.clements@virgin.net> wrote: > > Vinod wrote: > > > i tried putting > > any net 10.0.3.0 255.255.255.0 gw 10.0.0.10 > > in my /etc/sysconfig/static-routes but still it > didnt > > show up as a permanent route. > > Did you restart the networking? That file is only > read when networking > is started or a new interface is enabled. > > Note: the easiest way to restart the networking is a > reboot; the next > easiest is switching to single-user mode ("telinit > 1") then switching > back to multi-user mode ("telinit 3", or "telinit 5" > if you also want > X). > > Just running "/etc/rc.d/init.d/network restart" > probably won't work > right, is it will typically interfere with > networking daemons. > > -- > Glynn Clements <glynn.clements@virgin.net> __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html