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From: Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu>
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To: "Mike K." <flaq@synwork.com>
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Subject: Re: arp_rtrequest: bad gateway value message
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On Sun, 23 Jun 1996, Mike K. wrote:

> > > /kernel: arp_rtrequest: bad gateway value
> > 
> > My guess is a broken routing table, probably from using routed.  If you 
> > don't need dynamic routing then turn off routed in /etc/sysconfig.  It 
> > saves a great many headaches, especially with broken routers.
> 
> Can you define 'dynamic routing'?  Not sure if I should be running routed
> now :)

Then you probably don't.  Hard-configure your gateway in the 
'defaultgateway' entry in /etc/sysconfig and set routed=NO.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major