Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 16:12:08 -0500 (CDT) From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: "Deegan, Eddy" <Eddy.Deegan@ecng.co.uk> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Static_routes in rc.conf Message-ID: <14795.52008.992810.925224@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <117276066@toto.iv>
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Deegan, Eddy writes: > I want to use static_routes in rc.conf on release 4 to configure two > predefined entries in the routing table autmatically on bootup. I tried > various combinations of "destination gateway" strings but it's not seeming > to work. Cutting and pasting the code out of rc.network reveals the eval > statement therein which, fankly seems bizarre. I can't make head nor tail of > what it's supposed to be doing. > > I cam completely unable to find any useful documentation on this feature on > the freeBSD site, only oblique references to it being a feature for routers > and multihomed machines (mine is neither but I want to configure a static > route to an IP behind a firewall). > > What I actually want to achieve is to have the system set an equivalent to > "route add 128.98.200.22 193.128.139.225" on bootup. Sure I could hack my > own entry into rc.network but I want to use the standard mechanism. I just > can't figure it out. You need to set "static_routes" in /etc/rc.conf. Basically, you add (replacing both occurences of 'local' with whatever name you want to use): static_routes="local" route_local="128.98.200.22 193.128.139.225" See /etc/defaults/rc.conf and /etc/rc.network for details. <mike To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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