Date: Mon, 3 May 1999 09:35:31 -0700 (PDT) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> To: lars@odin-corporation.com (Lars Fredriksen) Cc: braukmann@tse-online.de (Andreas Braukmann), current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: default route not set up?? Message-ID: <199905031635.JAA00473@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> In-Reply-To: <372C8EF0.DCE3BD49@odin-corporation.com> from Lars Fredriksen at "May 2, 1999 12:44:16 pm"
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> Hi,
> There are two things going on with the route setup.
>
> if [ "x$defaultrouter" != "xNO" ] ; then
> static_routes="default ${static_routes}"
> route_default="default ${defaultrouter}"
> fi
>
>
> 1) since route_default is never used, it should be deleted, ignore that
> line above.
Wrong, it is evaluated when this line is executed:
eval route_args=\$route_${i}
I wrote this code 4 years ago, it works, has been working and
will continue to work. Please, just leave the static/default route
stuff alone.
>
> 2) if you set defaultrouter to anything other than "NO", the
> static_route variable gets a "default" route
> route label added, and this label will get evaled later on.
>
> So rc.conf should read: (example from my setup)
>
>
> defaultrouter="YES" # Set to default gateway (or NO).
No, the comment is correct as it stands, set it to ``NO'' or set
it to the IP address of the defaultroute + any funky route flags
you may want on it.
> static_routes="local" # Set to static route list (or leave
> empty).
> route_local=" -net <net ip> <host>"
> route_default=" default <host>"
Boo bad, your value of route_default will be smashed by rc.network
when it does ``route_default="default ${defaultrouter}"''. You'll
end up with the command ``route add default YES'' being executed,
not something you really want :-)
>
> So, two actions are needed. The route_default line from rc.network should
> get deleted, and the comment
> in rc.conf for the defaultrouter variable should be clearer.
>
> If others agree, I can go and commit the fixes for that ....
NO! Do not agree, read and understand what the trick above is,
``eval route_args=\${route_${i}'' when $i="default'' grabs the
route_default for you.
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