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Route IP Traffic And Create Static Routes
General Information
Routing IP traffic and creating static routes.
Linux Routing
Show Route Table
ip route show
Create static route (NOT persistent)
ip route add 216.58.217.0/24 via 192.168.1.254 dev eth1
- 216.58.217.0/24 → destination network
- via 192.168.1.254 → use this gateway
- dev eth1 → use this interface
Remove static route
ip route delete 216.58.217.0/24 via 192.168.1.254 dev eth1
Persistent Static Route
Create config file
vim /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/route-eth0 216.58.217.0/24 via 192.168.1.254 dev eth0
- 216.58.217.0/24 → traffic to this destination
- via 192.168.1.254 → use this gateway
- dev eth0 → use this device
Restart the network service
systemctl restart network