[KLUG Members] Why this routing, anyone?

[Robert G. Brown]

On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 16:03:54 -0500, Adam Williams <awilliam@whitemice.org> wrote:

>>>If not did you possibly attempt to bring up a dhcp interface minus
>>>the dhcp server?
>>Nope. I don't use DHCP around here. It's all boring, static routing.
>
>Yep, it seems this route is just always added, as it is under Win2000/XP.
>>From /sbin/ifup -
>...
># Add Zeroconf route.
>if [ -z "${NOZEROCONF}" -a "${ISALIAS}" = "no" ]; then
>    ip route replace 169.254.0.0/16 dev ${REALDEVICE}
>fi
>Add "NOZEROCONF=yes" to your interface configuration files.
>/etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles/default/ifcfg-eth0
>/etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles/default/ifcfg-eth1
>etc...
>Thats the "proper" way,  avoid any upgrade munging, etc... 
Yes, I went back and did that.

I don't see quite where /sbin/ifup is called....I see /sbin/ifup-local calls,
but I don't have that.

>Apparently there is no check box button for this in "Network 
>Configuration"
Nope. It was pretty much sprung on me...

>For more info see -
>http://www.zeroconf.org/
OK.
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