In article <1183494647.9718.10.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> you wrote: > This brings up a question in regards to something I tried a few years > ago. Is there a way to use metrics on the routes? Well, if you use metrics, the routes are disambiguous, and you dont need to use policy (or equal cost setups) So if you have a temporary default route and give it a smaller cost, it is prefered as long as the interface/gateway/route is reachable. Gruss Bernd - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html