[ILUG] static-routes or route-ethX

[A. Dreyer]

Thomas Pedoussaut wrote:
> [Happy XMas with lots of penguins ....]
> 
> I'm running CentOS4.4
> 
> Apparently it's possible to set the static routes via
> /etc/sysconfig/static-routes or /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/route-[itf]
> 
> Any recommendations on the method to use ?
> 
> Please discuss the pro and cons of the 2 methods in less than 10 points,
> I'm scoring the answers by the end of the day ;-)
> 

Hi Thomas,

You should check where the "system-config-network" tool reads/writes,
otherwise someone else might accidentally put different routes there..
e.g.

::::::::::::::
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/route-eth1
::::::::::::::
ADDRESS0=1.1.1.0
NETMASK0=255.255.255.0
GATEWAY0=192.0.2.254
ADDRESS1=2.2.2.0
NETMASK1=255.255.255.0
GATEWAY1=192.0.2.254


For the default gateway you should use another file:

::::::::::::::
/etc/sysconfig/network
::::::::::::::
GATEWAY=192.0.2.1
...


Regards,
Achim Dreyer
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A. Dreyer, Senior SysAdmin (UNIX&Network) / Internet Security Consultant