[NBLUG/talk] Network/Route config question

[Steve]

On my redhat box its in /etc/sysconfig/network
On my debian box its in /etc/network/interfaces

It may be different in other distros, those are the
only 2 thata I currently use =)

-Steve


On Fri, Feb 13, 2004 at 08:44:51AM -0800, Dave Sisley wrote:
> Hey, everybody:
> 
> I've just set up my home computer so that my desktop allows
> masquerading and acts as a gateway for my laptop.  After breaking and
> then reconfiguring my wireless card, the network configuration, etc.,
> etc., I've managed to get it working (including a propoer firewall! [I
> think...]).
> 
> For some reason, every time I boot up the laptop, I cannot access 
> the internet through my desktop until I have typed the following 
> command (with root privileges):
> 
> route add default gw jupiter
> 
> That adds a line to the output of 'route' that says:
> 
> default         jupiter.daveNet 0.0.0.0         UG    0      0        0 eth0
> 
> This line is missing if you run route before running the 'route add... ' 
> command.
> 
> My question is:  In what configuration file does this default info 
> belong, so I no longer have to type it in on the command line every 
> time I boot?
> 
> For the record, I'm running SuSE 8.2 with kernel version 2.4.20-4GB.
> 
> Thanks for the help.
> 
> -dave.
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