Re: ifconfig, route and neat

[Ha Tu <nwbie2000@xxxxxxxxx>]

I usually declare my default in the file /etc/sysconfig/network.

GATEWAY=<IP>

 Jesse Keating <hosting@j2solutions.net> wrote:

On 08 Nov 2002 21:52:32 -0500
LaJchon McRight wrote:

#
# I recently came across an issue with two different computers I'm
# running both 8.0. When I do an ifconfig eth0 down then ifconfig
# eth0 up my default route is not available, not until I go into neat
# and deactivate and reactivate eth0. Is this a known issue or is
# there a work around?

running ifcfg doesn't parse the
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-. It's in that file
that the default route is set.

If you are running ifcfg manually, you are thought to be savvy enough
to run 'route' manually as well. route add default

man ifcfg and route for more info.

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