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Date: Fri, 9 Aug 1996 13:34:53 -0700 (PDT)
From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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To: Richard Beyer <www@mnemosyne.muse.com.au>
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On Fri, 9 Aug 1996, Richard Beyer wrote:

> How do I set up a default route to an ISP's router (through an eternet), and 
> does the ISP have to modify their router at all.

route add default <router address>

The ISP's router shouldn't require any changes.  

> Is there a problem using routed?

I've had a bad experience when a router crashed & routed ate the default
route, disconnecting the system from the network :(  

Unless you have a complex routing situation, which it sounds like you
don't, you should disable it in /etc/sysconfig.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major