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Date:      Tue, 9 Oct 2001 11:31:51 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Chris Johnson <cjohnson@palomine.net>
Cc:        "Henshaw, Dave" <dhenshaw@ci.grand-rapids.mi.us>, <stable@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: invalid argument with static_routes
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.33.0110091131230.96421-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <20011008164844.A21406@palomine.net>

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On Mon, 8 Oct 2001, Chris Johnson wrote:

> On Mon, Oct 08, 2001 at 04:43:41PM -0400, Henshaw, Dave wrote:
> > When I attempt to use static_routes in /etc/rc.conf I get an error message
> > indicating an invalid argument.  I am using a private netid and the gateway
> > is on my internal network.  I have a default gateway pointing to my external
> > interface.  After the system starts and I do a 'route add -net netid
> > gateway' it works fine.:
> >
> > static_routes="route_whatever"
> > route_whatever="-net netid gateway"
>
> How about:
>
> static_routes="whatever"
> route_whatever="netid gateway"

If you specify 'netid' in CIDR slash notation (ie 192.168.0.0/24), the
-net qualifier isn't needed.

Doug White                    |  FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu     |  www.FreeBSD.org


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