[techtalk] can't add default route

[Kristin Ziel]

Nicoya--

Some of these I have tried, some not... I'll give them a go tonight and
let you know :)

Kristin

> 1. Can you add a static route that is not your default route?  ie. if you're
> adding 192.168.0.0 as your default, try adding a static 192.168.0.[machine's
> ip] netmask 255.255.255.255 instead, just to see if you can modify your
> routing table at all.
> 2. Have you verified all of the appropriate conf files? /etc/resolv.conf,
> /etc/host.conf, /etc/hosts.  This is really just for kicks/double-checking,
> since I don't think any of these would cause the error your getting.
> 3.  Have you tried disabling your eth0 with ifconfig then bringing it back
> up?
> 4. What kind of results to you get if your try and ping or trace to your
> eth0, or to anything on that network? That might give you some clues.
> 
> I'm not very well versed in this, but those are the meager clues I can give
> you for what they're worth!  Also, you might check out the how-to:
> http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Net-HOWTO/x536.html.  Good luck!  I'd love to
> hear what resolves it!
> 
> ~~~Nicoya...
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kristin Ziel" <zoop at sound.scc.net>
> To: "techtalk @ LinuxChix" <techtalk at linuxchix.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 8:43 AM
> Subject: [techtalk] can't add default route
> 
> 
> >
> > Hi all--
> >
> > Well, I crashed my computer and had to do a new reinstall.  I'm coming up
> > with a strange error message, and my search for information on the
> > web proved fruitless.
> >
> > For some reason, I get a "Network is unreachable" error message when I try
> > to add my default route
> >
> > /sbin/route add default gw <gateway IP> eth0
> >
> > I have tried with and without the eth0 just in case...but that doesn't
> > seem to matter at all.....and I tried using the -v option to get more
> > verbose output, but I still get the same error message so that doesn't
> > give me any more information or help at all.
> >
> > My ifconfig tells me that the eth0 interface is up and running and I can't
> > find any error messages that seem applicable.
> >
> > I've got no idea where to even start looking! <ack!> Any information
> > pertaining to a "network is unreachable" error message that I found on web
> > talked about specifically the eth0 interface itself, not the default
> > route.
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Kristin
> >
> >
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