NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       routes  -  Specifies  Internet  routing information to the
       routing tables

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       /etc/routes

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       Static routes can be defined in the /etc/routes file.  The
       /etc/routes  file  identifies static routes that are automatically
 added to the network  routing  tables  with  the
       /usr/sbin/route   add   command.   The  /sbin/init.d/route
       script contains the /usr/sbin/route add  command  that  is
       executed  for  each entry in the /etc/routes file when the
       network is restarted  on  the  system  or  the  system  is
       rebooted.

       The general format of an entry in the /etc/routes file is:
       Dest Name1 Name2

       The following is a brief description of each element in an
       /etc/routes  file  entry: A keyword that indicates whether
       the route is to a network or to a host. The  two  possible
       keywords  are  -net and -host.  The name or address of the
       destination network or host.  Name1 can be either  a  symbolic
  name  (as  used  in the /etc/hosts or /etc/networks
       file) or an Internet address specified  in  dotted-decimal
       format.   The name or address of the gateway host to which
       messages should be forwarded.  Name2 can be either a  symbolic
 name (as used in the /etc/hosts file) or an Internet
       address specified in dotted-decimal format.

       The routes  file  is  a  Context-Dependent  Symbolic  Link
       (CDSL)  and  must  be  maintained as such.  See the System
       Administration manual for more information.

EXAMPLES    [Toc]    [Back]

       To specify a route to a network  through  a  gateway  host
       with an entry in the /etc/routes file, enter:

       -net net2 host4


              This  example specifies a route to a network, net2,
              through the gateway host4.  To specify a route to a
              host  through  a  gateway host with an entry in the
              /etc/routes file, enter:

              -host host2 host4


              This example specifies a route to  a  host,  host2,
              through the gateway host4.  To specify a route to a
              default  gateway  host  with  an   entry   in   the
              /etc/routes file, enter:

              default 130.9.0.5

              This example specifies a route to a default gateway
              with an Internet address of 130.9.0.5.

FILES    [Toc]    [Back]

       Contains the /usr/sbin/routed add command.

RELATED INFORMATION    [Toc]    [Back]

       Commands: route(8)

       Daemons: gated(8), routed(8)

       Files: gated.conf(4)

       Network Administration: Connections delim off



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