[Cialug] Route updates

[Nathan C. Smith]

If there is nothing in the static-routes file where is the default route
coming from?  A file for the interface configuration?

(network config is one area where the GUI has been my crutch for too long.) 

-Nate

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Weis [mailto:djweis at internetsolver.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 8:35 AM
> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Cialug] Route updates
> 
> Nathan C. Smith wrote:
> > Where is route information stored?
> > If I do a route add  or del is the new route permanent?
> 
> No it's not.
> 
> > Is the information about routing stored somewhere in /etc or /var ?
> > I'm mostly asking about debian/ubuntu, but curious about 
> redhat/fedora.
> 
> On redhat based systems there is a file called 
> /etc/sysconfig/static-routes that is created by the sysadmin to 
> automatically make static routes when the system boots. The normal 
> routes for each interface are created when the interfaces come up.
> 
> dave
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