NM and static-routes

[khidzir]

Hi Jon,

It works!!! .  I wonder why NM does not load the routes in the first 
place..but anyway thanks!!

--khidzir

Jon Nettleton wrote:
> On Wed, 2006-04-19 at 09:13 -0500, Aaron Konstam wrote:
>   
>> On Wed, 2006-04-19 at 21:05 +0800, khidzir wrote:
>>     
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Greetings. After installing Network Manager, my static routes don't work 
>>> anymore. I'm using /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/route-eth0 to define 
>>> those routes. Currently. I have to add it manually every time I rebooted 
>>> my laptop. Is there anythings that I missed out here?
>>>       
>>> Thanks.
>>>       
>> Other than the file that determines static routes
>> is: /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-routes (at least in FC5) I don't
>> know what to say.
>>
>>     
> Right now it is easiest to use NetworkManagerDispatcher for this.
>
> 1) As root create the directory /etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d  
> 2) In that directory create a new file called staticroutes or whatever
> you like.
> 3) You script should be something like this.
>
> #!/bin/bash
>
> if [ -x /usr/bin/logger ]; then
>         LOGGER="/usr/bin/logger -s -p user.notice -t
> NetworkManagerDispatcher"
> else
>         LOGGER=echo
> fi
>
> if [ ! -x /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-routes ]; then
>   $LOGGER "script /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-routes missing or
> not executible"
>   return
> fi
>
> if [ -n $1 ] && [ $2 == "up" ]; then
>   $LOGGER "adding static routes for $1"
>   /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-routes $1
> fi
>
> 4)  Chown the script to 700
> 5)  Make sure that NetworkManagerDispatcher is running
>
> 	chkconfig NetworkManagerDispatcher on
> 	service NetworkManagerDispatcher start
>
>
> I think that should be about it.,
>
> Jon
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