[NTLUG:Discuss] Getting eth0 working with Kubuntu--- more info

[joseph beasley]

I don't know if this "feature" is documented anywhere, but I just wrote
a shell script that runs when I boot.   I just have to remember not to
change my network settings.  


For some reason, their network scripts do not make any reference to a
gateway.  Let me know if you find a fix for it.


--- Wayne Dahl <w.dahl4 at verizon.net> wrote:

> On Mon, 2006-01-30 at 12:11, joseph beasley wrote:
> > Verify that you have a default gateway.  The latest version of
> > ubuntu/kubuntu does not save the default gateway.  (netstat -rn
> will
> > show the routes.)
> > 
> > Yes, I know you put the gateway in, but verify that it is there. 
> 
> This was it.  Checking with netstat showed no gateway.  I manually
> put
> it back in again with "route add default gw 192.168.1.100" and here's
> the funny part.  I'm so used to stopping and starting a service after
> making a configuration change, I did a ifdown eth0 followed by an
> ifup
> eth0, no change in internet access.  Checking with netstat again
> showed
> no gateway.  I added that gateway again, checked with netstat, now
> it's
> there.  Apparently, under Kubuntu, if you ifdown/up the nic card, it
> forgets the route.  Without cycling the nic card, I just checked it
> with
> netstat showing the gateway there and lo and behold, I now have
> internet
> access.
> 
> Now comes the big question.  How do I make it permanent so I don't
> have
> to jump through this hoop every time I turn on this machine?  I have
> seen no documentation speaking to this "bug" anywhere...and you'd
> think
> if the latest versions of Ubuntu/Kubuntu don't save the default
> gateway,
> you'd have a heck of a lot of questions about it.
> 
> > Joe Beasley
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> Thanks Joseph and to all that responded.
> 
> Wayne
> 
> 
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