default gateway way

[unixfreak]

Quick question hopefully.
What's the command for changing the default gateway? chginet only adds a second one.

Cheers

 

[p5wizard]

I usually flush the route table and then install default GW:

route -f
chdev -l inet0 -a route=0,<ip-addr-of-def-gw>

but

route delete 0
chdev -l inet0 -a route=0,<ip-addr-of-def-gw>

seems to work also


HTH,

p5wizard

 

[CrystalWizard]

remember that smitty route will allow you to change things AND the changes will remain in place after reboot.

changing the route with the commands at the command line works, but the changes don't remain after the next reboot.

 

[unixfreak]

CrystalWizard: Smitty is just a front end. The command will do exactly the same thing.
The thing is Smitty doesn't have a change route feature. If it did the I would be able to look up the command.

Cheers

 

[CrystalWizard]

And you tried the fastpath

smitty route

?

 

[p5wizard]

Changes gone after reboot? Not with chdev - this command changes attributes of 'devices' in the ODM database - pretty solid...
The chdev/route command is exactly what smit(ty) does - that's where I got it in the first place, except you first have to clean up with route -f or route delete, because if a route is already in place, then the chdev command above will complain about it or will just install a parallel default GW...





HTH,

p5wizard