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Date:      Tue, 8 Aug 2000 11:54:36 -0700
From:      "Crist J . Clark" <cjclark@reflexnet.net>
To:        George Giles <gsgiles@lonewolfcomputing.com>
Cc:        FREEBSD-QUESTIONS@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: route add
Message-ID:  <20000808115436.B4644@149.211.6.64.reflexcom.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0008071210330.29730-100000@inferno.lonewolfcomputing.com>; from gsgiles@lonewolfcomputing.com on Mon, Aug 07, 2000 at 12:12:07PM -0700
References:  <Pine.LNX.4.21.0008071210330.29730-100000@inferno.lonewolfcomputing.com>

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On Mon, Aug 07, 2000 at 12:12:07PM -0700, George Giles wrote:
> 
> Is there a reason why I have to add
> 
>        route add default gateway
> 
> where gateway is an ip address of the gateway, into rc.local, in order to
> get FreeBSD 4.1 to perform default routing?

Not if you have a valid,

  defaultrouter="<IP address>"

Entry in your /etc/rc.conf.
-- 
Crist J. Clark                           cjclark@alum.mit.com


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