How Do I Change the Default Gateway in Linux?

Elena Rostova
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Contents How Do I Change the Gateway in Linux? How to Manually Set Your Ip in Linux (Including Ip/Netplan) Set Your Ip Address. Ifconfig Eth0 192.168.1.5...

How Do I Change the Default Gateway in Linux?
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How do I change the gateway in Linux?

How to Manually Set Your IP in Linux (including ip/netplan)

  1. Set Your IP Address. ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.5 netmask 255.255.255.0 up. Masscan Examples: From Installation to Everyday Use.
  2. Set Your Default Gateway. route add default gw 192.168.1.1.
  3. Set Your DNS Server. Yes, 1.1. 1.1 is a real DNS resolver by CloudFlare.

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How do I permanently change my default gateway in Linux?

Debian / Ubuntu Linux Setting a Default Gateway

  1. ip command to set a default router to 192.168.1.254. Login as the root and type: …
  2. route command to set a default router to 192.168.1.254. Login as the root and type: …
  3. Save routing information to a configuration file /etc/network/interfaces. Open /etc/network/interfaces file.
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