Need someone that's good with the Terminal to help me!!

[MattG]

Hey everyone--

I'm running 10.3.7 on my Xserve, and I need the server to add a manual network route everytime it boots up. How do I accomplish this?

The command I'm entering manually in the terminal right now is:

sudo route add 10... 10.1.1.1

Or maybe this isn't something I need the Terminal to do? Help!

 

[pigbat]

Are you asking how to add it automatically on boot?

 

[MattG]

Are you asking how to add it automatically on boot?

Yes!

 

[pigbat]

How familiar are you with Unix?

Edit....

Here's a quick tutorial on creating startup scripts.

http://www.osxfaq.com/Tutorials/LearningCenter/HowTo/Startup/index.ws

Look under Performing Unix commands at system startup:

 

[MattG]

How familiar are you with Unix?

I'm new to OS X and don't have a machine in front of me but here is a quick suggestion. Create a script to add the route and run it from /etc/rc during startup.

There may be a routing table somewhere that gets loaded on boot but I'm unaware of any. I haven't had an opportunity to play with routes much on mine yet.

Honestly I'm really not that familiar with Unix at all. I know a few commands. I don't even know how to make a script!

 

[pigbat]

How familiar are you with Unix?

Edit....

Here's a quick tutorial on creating startup scripts.

http://www.osxfaq.com/Tutorials/LearningCenter/HowTo/Startup/index.ws

Look under Performing Unix commands at system startup:

Check out that tutorial and see if you're comfortable with it. Always make a copy of any file before you start playing with it. This gives you a quick recovery point.

 

[MattG]

Check out that tutorial and see if you're comfortable with it. Always make a copy of any file before you start playing with it. This gives you a quick recovery point.

I read through it and it's very confusing. They don't make as simpler way to do this? In Windows I could just create a .BAT file to run every time the computer starts up. (Actually in Windows I can add a persistent route from the command prompt!)

 

[pigbat]

I read through it and it's very confusing. They don't make as simpler way to do this? In Windows I could just create a .BAT file to run every time the computer starts up. (Actually in Windows I can add a persistent route from the command prompt!)

Perhaps I shouldn't have jumped in here since I haven't been using OS X long. Is there a /etc/gateways file?

 

[MattG]

Perhaps I shouldn't have jumped in here since I haven't been using OS X long. Is there a /etc/gateways file?

Nope!

 

[Mord]

just put the command into VI and save it and put it into your start up items

 

[MattG]

just put the command into VI and save it and put it into your start up items

VI?