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To: "Deegan, Eddy" <Eddy.Deegan@ecng.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Static_routes in rc.conf
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Deegan, Eddy writes:
>    I want to use static_routes in rc.conf on release 4 to configure two
> predefined entries in the routing table autmatically on bootup. I tried
> various combinations of "destination gateway" strings but it's not seeming
> to work. Cutting and pasting the code out of rc.network reveals the eval
> statement therein which, fankly seems bizarre. I can't make head nor tail of
> what it's supposed to be doing.
> 
> I cam completely unable to find any useful documentation on this feature on
> the freeBSD site, only oblique references to it being a feature for routers
> and multihomed machines (mine is neither but I want to configure a static
> route to an IP behind a firewall).
> 
> What I actually want to achieve is to have the system set an equivalent to
> "route add 128.98.200.22 193.128.139.225" on bootup. Sure I could hack my
> own entry into rc.network but I want to use the standard mechanism. I just
> can't figure it out.

You need to set "static_routes" in /etc/rc.conf. Basically, you add
(replacing both occurences of 'local' with whatever name you want to
use):

static_routes="local"
route_local="128.98.200.22 193.128.139.225"

See /etc/defaults/rc.conf and /etc/rc.network for details.

	<mike


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