Configure ipaddress and route entries in /etc/rc.conf file

Reid Linnemann lreid at cs.okstate.edu
Mon Jun 4 13:40:41 UTC 2007


Written by bsenthil on 06/04/07 01:17>>
> I am trying to configure ipaddress and route entries. so that i added 
> below the entries in /etc/rc.conf file.
> 
> vi /etc/rc.conf
> 
> inetd_enable="YES"
> hostname="test.abc.com"
> ifconfig_fxp0="inet 192.168.110.14  netmask 255.255.255.0"
> defaultrouter="192.168.110.2"
> hostname="test.abc.com"
> static_routes="net1 net2"
> route_net1="-net 192.168.1.1/24 192.168.110.2"
> route_net2="-net 192.168.2.1/24 192.168.110.2"
> 
> and then i restated the network services "netif restart"
> 
> The below entries are listed in router table ...
> $ netstat -nr
> 
> Routing tables
> 
> Internet:
> Destination        Gateway            Flags    Refs      Use  Netif Expire
> 127.0.0.1          127.0.0.1          UH          0        0    lo0
> 192.168.110        link#1             UC          0        0   fxp0
> 
> 
> Problem :: Default router entries and net1 & net2 entries are not added 
> in router table...
> 
> Please advice me anything i want to configue more in rc.conf file....
> I can able to add default router by executing " route add -net 0.0.0.0 
> 192.168.110.2"
> 
> Thanks,
> Senthilkumar.
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Wrong rc script. Try "/etc/rc.d/routing restart". routing requires 
netif, but netif does not imply routing.


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