How to add static routes in Linux

1. Add a default route

Route add default gw 10.0.0.1 (effective only in memory by default)

You can append the file to/etc/rc. local at startup.

Echo "route add default gw 10.0.0.1">/etc/rc. local

2. Add a static route

Route add-net 192.168.2.0/24 gw 192.168.2.254

To take effect permanently, do the following:

Echo "any net 192.168.2.0/24 gw 192.168.2.254">/etc/sysconfig/static-routes

Static route entry added to a host

Route add-host 192.168.2.2 gw 192.168.2.254

To take effect permanently, do the following:

Echo "any host 192.168.2.2 gw 192.168.2.254">/etc/sysconfig/static-routes

Note: This file is not available in Linux by default. You must manually create one.

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