On Mon, Apr 28, 2003 at 08:46:28PM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > i currently have 2 route add -net statments in my inittab file..
inittab is the wrong place for route statements. > Where is the corret place to save route setting. > > I have a number of routes that need to be permanent and must survive a > system resart. unless you want to use a routing daemon like zebra (which is overkill for this job), look at the man page for interfaces(5), the "up" command is probably what you want. e.g. something like this in /etc/network/interfaces: iface eth0 inet static address x.x.x.x netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast x.x.x.255 up route add -net y.y.y.y gw z.z.z.z up route add -net a.a.a.a gw z.z.z.z alternatively, create a new script in /etc/init.d (and make sure it runs at the appropriate time during the desired run-levels with update-rc.d) or just make a simple script in /etc/rc.boot that works for static interfaces like ethernet cards. for dynamic interfaces (i.e. that are likely to go up and down between reboots) you need to make sure that the routes are re-established when the interface goes up. if the routes go via a ppp (or pppoe) interface, then you need to add routing commands to a script in /etc/ppp/ip-up.d if the routes are via a tunnel then set the routes in the configuration of whatever tunneling software you are using (e.g. /etc/vtund.conf for vtun). craig
