Adding routes

Linux

Display your current routing table

Open the Terminal or login to server using ssh/console. Type the following command to display routing table:

# route 
Or 
# route -n 
Or 
# ip route show 
Or 
# ip route list 

Adding routes:

Linux add a default route using route command

Route all traffic via 192.168.1.254 gateway connected via eth0 network interface:

# route add default gw 192.168.1.254 eth0 
OR 
# route add -host {Target host} gw {Gateway IP} 
OR Range: 
# route add -net 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 gw 192.168.1.254 

Linux add a default gateway (route) using ip command

Route all traffic via 192.168.1.254 gateway connected via eth0 network interface:

Add route via other route:

or

route add –host 172.2.202.20 gw 10.2.202.2

Windows

Open command prompt as administrator

route print

Add route

route ADD 192.168.35.0 MASK 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.2

Remove route:

route delete destination_network

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