On Saturday 27 October 2018 14:37:38 Reco wrote: > Hi. > > On Sat, Oct 27, 2018 at 01:13:07PM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Then give me an install that can be made to work in a hosts file > > defined local network that can accept a gateway statement in its > > e/n/i file. The default install does NOT accept it until the network > > has been brought up. > > In another news, you cannot have a default gateway unless it's > reachable according to existing routing table.
Its reachable, and listed in every hosts file here by both name and address. > The reason is simple - a default gateway is not 'global', the kernel > must decide with interface to attach to a default gateway route. > So you bring a network interface up, add an address to it and only > then configure a default gateway. Then how does one guarantee its done in that order? And what was changed to prevent its working in the newer way of doing things? > And that's not specific to a Linux, it works that way in any OS I've > seen so far. Windows, since xp anyway, must have an internal sequence for that as I have yet to have any trouble setting up a gateway assignment in any of the neighbors windows boxen. Thats not even a major reason I don't allow a windows install on the property any longer than it takes to fix up their fumble fingers attempts to make it connect to their cable or dsl modem. > Reco Thanks Reco. -- Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>
