add static route

[Guest]

Hi,

I need to have a permanent route to a network in the routing table. If I put in the console the command

route add -net 16.1.0.0 netmask 255.255.0.0 dev eth0

everythin works fine but when I reboot the system I have to do it again!!! and I need to do it automatically!

I tried putting one script in /etc/init.d with a link in /etc/rc2.d but it's not working. I also modified the /etc/rc.local file but it was the same...

Where do I have to modify to succeed

Greetings,
Samuel.

[ghillan]

Re: add static route

Hi,

I need to have a permanent route to a network in the routing table. If I put in the console the command

route add -net 16.1.0.0 netmask 255.255.0.0 dev eth0

everythin works fine but when I reboot the system I have to do it again!!! and I need to do it automatically!

I tried putting one script in /etc/init.d with a link in /etc/rc2.d but it's not working. I also modified the /etc/rc.local file but it was the same...

Where do I have to modify to succeed

Greetings,
Samuel.

edit the "/etc/rc.local" file and add:

/sbin/route add -net 16.1.0.0 netmask 255.255.0.0 dev eth0

just before the "exit 0"

be sure to put the full path ( /sbin/route instead of route ) and check the execution bit. Should work ..

[ghillan]

Re: add static route

thinking a bit more, there a more "elegant" way.

Edit the interface file:

heres a howto that describe how:

http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/config...x-systems.html