2.3.1.3 Add a Default Route

From the main INETCFG menu, select the "Static Routing Table" menu option and press <Enter>. You will be presented with a list of all of the static routes currently configured on this system. Press <Ins> to add a new route. You will be presented with a screen similar to the one shown in Figure 2.13 below:

Figure 2.13 INETCFG's Static Route Configuration settings.

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NOTE: Do not enable any options or change any settings beyond those specified here unless you are explicitly requested to do so by a recognized network authority, such as another system administrator at your site, a trusted consultant, or your Internet Service Provider.

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The following steps configure a default route for this server:

1. Press <Enter> on the "Route to Network or Host" menu option, and select "Default Route" from the list presented. If "Default Route" is not available, then select "Network".
   
   
2. If you were unable to select "Default Route" in the previous step, then enter "0.0.0.0" in the "IP Address of Network/Host:" field. An IP address of "0.0.0.0" means all hosts on all networks, and is essentially the same as a default route.
   
   
3. Scroll down to the "Next Hop Router on Route:" menu item, and type in the IP address of the default router specified in the configuration worksheet. Press <Enter> to finish editing this field.
   
   
4. Press <Esc> to close the "Static Route Configuration" window, and press <Esc> again to close the "TCP/IP Static Routes" window. You will be prompted to save the changes, which you should do.
   
   
5. Press <Esc> to close the "TCP/IP Protocol Configuration" window. You will be prompted to save the changes, which you should do. Press <Esc> again to close the "Protocol Configuration" window, returning you to INETCFG's main menu.
   

STEP: To continue to the next step in the configuration process, go to section 2.3.1.4 Bind and Configure TCP/IP.

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