`route add default gw 192.168.1.1 netmask 0.0.0.0 metric 1` this returned error as below SIOCADDRT: Network is unreachable -----Original Message----- From: linux-discussion-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-discussion-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of John Madden Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 11:11 AM To: linux-discussion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [Linux-Discussion] Re: Destination host unreachable On Wednesday 11 April 2001 10:03, you wrote: > I did as you suggested, but not the Kernel IP routing table has only one > entry as below. > > > Kernel IP routing table > Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use > Iface > 127.0.0.0 * 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo > > I am still not able to ping. Well, if dhcpcd isn't setting up your default route, let's try adding it manually: `route add default gw 192.168.1.1 netmask 0.0.0.0 metric 1` That will put the default route into your routing table, and if your nic is configured with the right IP, you should be ready to go. John -- # John Madden weez@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ICQ: 2EB9EA # FreeLists, Free mailing lists for all: //www.freelists.org # UNIX Systems Engineer, Ivy Tech State College: http://www.ivy.tec.in.us # Linux, Apache, Perl and C: All the best things in life are free! ============================================================= Avenir Web's Linux Discussion List List info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/webpage?webpage_id=13 To unsubscribe: email linux-discussion-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject line. Administrative contact: weez@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ============================================================= ============================================================= Avenir Web's Linux Discussion List List info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/webpage?webpage_id=13 To unsubscribe: email linux-discussion-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject line. Administrative contact: weez@xxxxxxxxxxxxx =============================================================