Acutally, /etc/fox/rc.foxapps was originally the approach for all optional
packages from any source.
Later, it was deprecated (great word), but it is still supported.
/etc/fox/user_apps.dat is the new method, but it has some differences.
/etc/fox/user_apps.dat is not a script.
It is a data file read during reboot. Each line in the file is executed and
the return code is used to put an entry in the log file.
/etc/fox/rc.foxapps is a script and one can do many things in it that cannot
be done in /usr/fox/user_apps.dat.
Regards,
Alex Johnson
The Foxboro Company
10707 Haddington
Houston, TX 77043
713.722.2859 (v)
713.722.2700 (sb)
713.932.0222 (f)
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-----Original Message-----
From: Bruley,Peter [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2000 11:18 AM
To: 'Foxboro DCS Mail List'; Loupe, Rory
Subject: RE: Ethernet Networking Question
Gentlemen:
"edit /etc/fox/rc.foxapps"................
This is not where customer boot-up scripts are placed; as
"rc.foxapps" is
for Foxboro core software products only. Customers should use:
"/etc/fox/user_apps.dat" This file is not present after a Day-0
install. You
need to create it.
......................"and add
"route add
default 112.113.1.1" to the file."
While this entry would work. It is better practice to build an
executable
script and have the entry in the /etc/fox/user_apps.dat point to the
executable script that does the "route() call"
But as John Metsker pointed out the proper way to add default router
is to
create "/etc/defaultrouter" and simply add the IP address of the
default
router, similar to the /etc/hostname.(hme/le)x entries. Then reboot
and
check for the default router entry by typing "netstat -nr" to yield
the
routing table and reveal the default route.
Ie/
Create the defaultrouter file:
# echo 192.168.1.1 > /etc/defaultrouter
Reboot Box
Check routing tables:
# netstat -nr
Routing Table:
Destination Gateway Flags Ref Use
Interface
-------------------- -------------------- ----- ----- ------
---------
127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 UH 0 23 lo0
192.168.1.0 192.168.1.4 U 2 2 le1
151.128.0.0 151.128.8.65 U 3 0 le0
224.0.0.0 151.128.8.65 U 3 0 le0
default 192.168.1.1 UG 0 0
notice how the "192.168.1.1" entry is now the default gateway
(route)
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From: Loupe, Rory
Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2000 6:34 AM
To: 'Foxboro DCS Mail List'
Subject: RE: Ethernet Networking Question
You need to add the router as the default gateway. First
enter
"route add
default 112.113.1.1", next edit /etc/fox/rc.foxapps and add
"route
add
default 112.113.1.1" to the file.
Rory Loupe
-----Original Message-----
From: Alan J Schaff
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2000 7:24 AM
To: Foxboro DCS Mail List
Subject: Ethernet Networking Question
I have a question regarding setting up the
2nd
ethernet port
to access other
networks via a router. Here are the details
of my
system
setup:
AW51C: 112.113.105.1
Router: 112.113.1.1
AW51B: 106.106.4.4
Netmask (51C) 255.255.0.0
What I am trying to do is access the AW51B
from the
AW51C.
On the AW51C, is
there somewhere where I have to setup the
router
address so
that it knows where
to send messages that are outside of the
local
(112.113)
network? Right now I
am getting error messages indicating that
the 51C
can't
access the 51B network.
Thanks,
Alan Schaff
BASF Corp.
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