P.S. the route command is a legacy command from the 2.2 kernel days and should not be used any more.
On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 3:20 PM, Paul Robert Marino <[email protected]> wrote: > ip route delete default via xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx dev eth0 > then > ip route add default via yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy dev eth0 > > replace xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx with your current router and yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy > with the new one > > there is also an "ip route replace " syntax as well if you need it > see "man ip" for more details ;-) > > > On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 2:41 PM, ToddAndMargo <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> SL 6.5, 64 bit. >> >> I had to manually configure a Tread Net TEW-638PAP as a wireless >> bridge yesterday. In the process, I had to change my default >> router (a.k.a. gateway) three times. (Networking too, but >> that worked.) The TEW-638PAP was hooked to my second >> Ethernet port (eth1). >> >> Problem, I had to reboot to get the new default route to >> stick. >> >> Now I know of two places I can put my default router: >> >> /etc/sysconfig/network <--- where I put it >> GATEWAY=192.168.10.100 and >> >> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1 >> GATEWAY=192.168.10.100 >> >> I am using /etc/sysconfig/network and the "vi" method. >> >> To check my default router setting, I used "netstat -rn" >> and looked for the tags "UG". (It is at the bottom of >> the list.) >> >> To try to get the new default router setting to take, >> I used: >> >> service network restart; netstat -rn >> and >> ifdown eth1; ifup eth1; netstat -rn >> >> No joy with either method. Whatever gateway I had when >> I booted, was the one I was stuck with. Reboot >> was the only way to make the change. I even tried >> manually configuring it with "route". No joy there >> either. :'( >> >> What did I do wrong? >> >> Many thanks, >> -T >> >> >> -- >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Computers are like air conditioners. >> They malfunction when you open windows >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
