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Updated default gateway setup to match LFS-bootscripts 2.1

git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@3497 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
Zack Winkles 21 years ago
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      chapter07/network.xml

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chapter07/network.xml

@@ -20,25 +20,6 @@ case, you must remove the <filename>network</filename> symlinks from all the
 run-level directories
 run-level directories
 (<filename class="directory">/etc/rc.d/rc*.d</filename>)</para>
 (<filename class="directory">/etc/rc.d/rc*.d</filename>)</para>
 
 
-<sect2>
-<title>Configuring default gateway</title>
-
-<para>If you're on a network you may need to set up the default gateway (a node on your network that provides access to other networks) for
-this machine. This is done by adding the proper values to the
-/etc/sysconfig/network file by running the following:</para>
-
-<screen><userinput>cat &gt;&gt; /etc/sysconfig/network &lt;&lt; "EOF"</userinput>
-GATEWAY=192.168.1.2
-GATEWAY_IF=eth0
-<userinput>EOF</userinput></screen>
-
-<para>The values for GATEWAY and GATEWAY_IF need to be changed to match
-your network setup. GATEWAY contains the IP address of the default
-gateway, and GATEWAY_IF contains the network interface through which the
-default gateway can be reached.</para>
-
-</sect2>
-
 <sect2>
 <sect2>
 <title>Creating network interface configuration files</title>
 <title>Creating network interface configuration files</title>
 
 
@@ -58,6 +39,7 @@ The following command creates a sample ifconfig.eth0 file:</para>
 ONBOOT=yes
 ONBOOT=yes
 SERVICE=static
 SERVICE=static
 IP=192.168.1.1
 IP=192.168.1.1
+GATEWAY=192.168.1.2
 NETMASK=255.255.255.0
 NETMASK=255.255.255.0
 BROADCAST=192.168.1.255
 BROADCAST=192.168.1.255
 <userinput>EOF</userinput></screen>
 <userinput>EOF</userinput></screen>
@@ -75,6 +57,9 @@ additional files in /etc/sysconfig/network-devices/services, you can allow
 other IP assignment methods.  This would commonly be used if you need DHCP,
 other IP assignment methods.  This would commonly be used if you need DHCP,
 which is addressed in the BLFS book.</para>
 which is addressed in the BLFS book.</para>
 
 
+<para>Of course, GATEWAY should contain the IP of your default gateway, if you
+have one. If not, them comment out the variable entirely.</para>
+
 </sect2>
 </sect2>
 
 
 <sect2>
 <sect2>