Quick Answer: How Configure Routing in Linux?
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The easiest way to add a route on Linux is to use the “ip route add” command followed by the network address to be reached and the gateway to be used for this route. By default, if you don’t specify any network device, your first network card, your local loopback excluded, will be selected.

How does routing work in Linux?

route command in Linux is used when you want to work with the IP/kernel routing table. It is mainly used to set up static routes to specific hosts or networks via an interface. It is used for showing or update the IP/kernel routing table.

How do I change route in Linux?

Type. sudo route add default gw IP Address Adapter . For example, to change the default gateway of the eth0 adapter to 192.168. 1.254, you would type sudo route add default gw 192.168.

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