/etc/defaultrouter change without reboot

[gfunk123]

Hi

I have had to change the defaultrouter of a production server. I have ammended /etc/defaultrouter to point to the new address but when I do a netstat -rn , it hasnt updated. Is there anyway I can apply this change without rebooting the system ??

regards

 

[jad]

route add default <machine name>

as root

 

[bsek]

You can try,

#route add default <router ip address>

 

[bsek]

You can also use,

#route add default <router ip address>

 

[jad]

you could even:

route add default `cat /etc/defaultrouter`

where ` is the back tick below the escape key.

 

[goswal]

route add default <defaultrouter> 1

I have experienced that in my case without the 1 (nos of hops) its doesn't work.

 

[jad]

works for me without it

matters whether you have more than 1 default router i guess ...