[NTLUG:Discuss] Setting the default GW at boot

[Phil Carinhas]

> /etc/sysconfig/network
> 
> mine looks like this
> --
> 
> NETWORKING=yes
> FORWARD_IPV4=true
> HOSTNAME=ns.drdhotels.com
> DOMAINNAME=drdhotels.com
> GATEWAY=216.87.148.65
> GATEWAYDEV=eth0
 

  Remember you can have more than one gateway, but only One default gateway.
  The default GW is where everything goes if all other gateways fail.

  I believe that the entry in /etc/sysconfig/network corresponds to the
  default gateway. Other gateways are defined in the individual files
  (Redhat/Turbo/Mandrak) in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ethX.
  
   Other distro's have their own config files with similar settings.

  -Phil C.
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