/sbin/route add -net default gw 192.168,1.1 netmask...??

carlos123

The Gentoo x86 installation instructions say to use the following two lines to set up a network interface manually...

BonezTheGoon · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 2:25 am Post subject:

The route command specifies the default gateway. Later on in the /etc/conf.d/net file there is a special section for defining the default gateway without using the route command.

Regards,
BonezTheGoon

carlos123 · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 3:13 am Post subject:

If all it does is specify the default gateway then it's not neccessary for running a small home or business network that does not use gateways.

If I was setting up a computer to interface directly to the Internet itself then I can see where this line would be useful.

Thanks BonezTheGoon. Much appreciated.

Carlos

PS. Seems like the installation instructions could be simplified and made to look a bit less like Linux gibberish if users were just told to add the gateway, if needed, to the section reserved for that inside /etc/conf.d/net.
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carlos123 · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 6:23 am Post subject:

Hi Mike (wow somebody with a real name

). The only active line in my /etc/conf.d/net file is the following...

iface_eth0="192.168.1.100 broadcast 192.168.1.255 netmask 255.255.255.0"

192.168.1.100 corrresponds to my Linux computer. All other lines in the file are commented out. I hope that helps.

Carlos
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carlos123 · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 10:15 am Post subject:

I read in some Networking Linux HOWTO that a gateway is not needed if one does not use one. A gateway is just a bridge between one computer network and another network. Since I only have one network connected to my hardware firewall there is no need to assign an IP to an imaginary gateway. At least for the two computers I have inside my network (the firewall is a third computer).

If there is any gateway it is at my ISP but that's in their court and is not part of my computer network.

I believe I set up my firewall with the gateway IP at my ISP but I can't remember if I needed one there or not.

Carlos
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BonezTheGoon · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 3:07 pm Post subject:

Floog your /etc/conf.d/net might be perfect, however if you forgot to run this line

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Hi Bonz:

Thank you for your help. I'll give this a try when I get home from work today. I think I may have missed doing this command during installation.

Mike

P.S.-- I'm amazed at the level of activity in the gentoo community. This distro. has quite a bit going on. It's difficult being patient with the length of time it takes to complete an installation, but once you're up there's so much power with being connected to portage, etc. Very cool stuff.