[OpenIndiana-discuss] Upgraded OI to oi_151.1.2, suddenly there's no default route???

[Hans J. Albertsson]

Manual, simplest possible setup, no RIP...

It was just that I went back & forth between oi151a and oi151a2, and the 
route was there in 151a, and wasn't there in 151a2... BUT that can have 
multiple explanations, I suppose.

I was wondering if there is any change specific to 151a2 that could or 
should have this partic consequence.

No matter, route add default did the trick.

Funny bit is that the default route was obviously there for a minute or 
two (things happened with mail that would require a default route), then 
disappeared. So I'd just like to understand.

Still thanks for your patient interest.. :-)

On 2012-02-23 19:31, openindiana-discuss-request at openindiana.org wrote:
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> Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:50:44 -0500
> From: James Carlson<carlsonj at workingcode.com>
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> Subject: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Upgraded OI to oi_151.1.2, suddenly
> 	there's no default route???
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> Hans J. Albertsson wrote:
>> >  I had to add it manually. What gives?
> Dunno.  It's hard to see your network from here.
>
> How are your network and system configured?  Are you using DHCP or
> manually configured ("static") addresses?  If manual addresses, are you
> using ICMP Router Discovery, RIP, or some other routing protocol on your
> network?
>
> Are you using the default NWAM or some other configuration?  Have you
> looked at the system log files?  If so, what do they say?  What does
> "svcs -xv" say?
>
> In general, DHCP can (but is not obligated to) provide you with a
> default route.  ICMP Router Discovery can also do that.  RIP-2 and OSPF
> can do the same job, but are much more flexible and can provide
> arbitrary network and host routes as well.  If you don't use any of
> those, then you have to configure the default route manually, along with
> some way to make it persist.
>
> -- James Carlson 42.703N 71.076W <carlsonj at workingcode.com>