As far as I know, there really isn't a reason to use /etc/defaultrouter or /etc/gateways in a normal network setup. It sounds like you've disabled router discovery (blocking RIP-2 packets?) Look at the discussion here:
http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/networking-discuss/2006-December/013974.html Gary > I am running OpenSolaris X86 Developer edition, build > 64a, May 2007. > > I have added an /etc/defaultrouter file with the LAN > default gateway. However, it looks like with open > solaris this file is no longer used. (unlike solaris > 10 and earlier there doesn't seem to be an init > script that uses this. So each time I reboot I had > to add the default route with the command > #route add default 192.xxx.xxx.1 > per some other posts I tried adding the route > permanently with the "-p" option > #route -p add default 192.xxx.xxx.1 > when I reboot, the route is not in effect. All > though the "route -p show" command indicates it > should have been added > # route -p show > persistent: route add default 192.168.0.1 > > "netstat -r" shows that it hasn't. > > Not sure if I am supposed to enable any of the > routing protocols (I didn't with solaris 10, assuming > that I only had to worry about a single gateway.) > > /var/adm/messages shows > > Oct 17 17:21:21 myhost svc.startd[7]: [ID 652011 > daemon.warning] svc:/network/rou > ting/legacy-routing:ipv4: Method > "/lib/svc/method/svc-legacy-routing start ipv4" > failed with exit status 96. > ct 17 17:21:21 myhost svc.startd[7]: [ID 748625 > daemon.error] network/routing/le > gacy-routing:ipv4 misconfigured: transitioned to > maintenance (see 'svcs -xv' for > details) > > > I had tried starting legacy-routing:ip4 manually but > it didn't seem to help. > > Thanks This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-help mailing list [email protected]
