On 03/12/2015 01:50 PM, Earl A Ramirez wrote: > On 12 March 2015 at 13:43, Robert Moskowitz <rgm at htt-consult.com> wrote: > >> I know how to use 'ip' to set up a static route, e.g.: >> >> ip route add 192.168.128.0/17 via 40.53.24.3 dev eth0 >> >> But if you reboot or restart network, you loose this. Thus you have to >> make it persistant. I found: >> >> http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/configuring-static-routes-in- >> debian-or-red-hat-linux-systems.html >> >> where it says to add to ifcfg-eth0: >> >> 192.168.128.0/17 via 40.53.24.3 >> >> But this did not work after the interface was restarted. So what is the >> proper to set up persistant static routes? >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> CentOS mailing list >> CentOS at centos.org >> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >> > I have used this document [0] in the past and it worked for me, let me know > if it works for you. > > [0] > https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Deployment_Guide/sec-networkscripts-static-routes-network-netmask-directives.html Yes it did. Brings back some really old memories of doing this way some 10 years ago. Back when I built a firewall on Centos4 with lots of ethernets and Shorewall and stuff. thanks