Default route not set on bootup

Mikkel L. Ellertson mikkel at infinity-ltd.com
Thu Jan 15 01:40:34 UTC 2009


Andrew Robinson wrote:
> I posted this problem a couple of weeks ago. I did not get a solution,
> so I'm trying again.
> 
> I installed Fedora 10 on my E machines laptop. Got the Broadcom wireless
> network working. For the first time, I am letting Network Manager manage
> the network. In Network Manager, I disabled the wired network and
> enabled the wireless network.
> 
> The problem: on bootup, the default route is not set. I confirm this
> with the 'netstat -nr' command.
> 
> Here's the ground I've covered.
> - The is not the bug where Network Manager sets the Netmask to the
> gateway IP address. I noticed that and corrected it during the initial
> installation. I can't say the issue isn't related, but I caught that error.
> - I have the "GATEWAY=192.168.1.1" directive set in both the
> /etc/sysconfig/network file and the ifcfg-wlan0 file.
> - If I reset the interface ('ifdown wlan0', 'ifup wlan0') or reset the
> network ('service network restart'), the default route gets set.
> 
> Anyone have any ideas on what might be wrong?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Andrew Robinson
> 
Dumb question - are you starting the network service, or the
NetworkManager service at bootup?

When you restart the network service, do you get 2 OKs, just 1 OK,
or a failed and an OK?

Mikkel
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for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!

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