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Im having troubles with my routing table, im getting RTNETLINK answers: file exist

How do i set my default gateway (internet) to 192.168.100.1? and a static route going to 10.169.5.0 /26?

i have 2 GW as shown in flags, how do i remove the G on my route line # 2?

Destination    Gateway          Genmask         Flags    Metric    Ref   Use    Iface
0.0.0.0        192.168.100.1     0.0.0.0         UG       100      0      0      eth0
10.169.5.0     10.169.5.1     255.255.255.192    UG        0       0      0      eth1
192.168.5.0     0.0.0.0       255.255.255.0      U         0       0      0      eth2
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  • Why do you need to remove the G? The G means gateway, it doesn't mean that it's a default route. The G has to be there if you are adding a route for the network 10.169.5.0/26, because the packets will go through a "gateway". The Destination 0.0.0.0 is what denotes that it's a default route, which is your first line. So your routing table is currently configured correctly according to your question: How do I set my default gateway (internet) to 192.168.100.1? and a static route going to 10.169.5.0 /26? When and where do you get the error RTNETLINK answers: file exist?
    – Alaa Ali
    Jun 3, 2013 at 13:56
  • 10.169.5.1 is a gateway to other network as well, it conflicts with my 192.168.100.1 how can i tell the system to route everything to 192.169.5.1 when dealing with 10.169.5.0 destinations? Jun 3, 2013 at 14:08
  • i managed to answer my question by issuing this command: route add -net 10.0.0.0 netmask 255.0.0.0 gw 10.169.5.1 Jun 3, 2013 at 14:12
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    Hmm, that's strange, because the settings in your question should achieve what you wanted in your first comment. The command you issued is now routing all the 10.0.0.0/8 network to 10.169.5.1, not just 10.169.5.0/26. Anyways, you got it fixed! You should answer your own question and accept the answer.
    – Alaa Ali
    Jun 3, 2013 at 15:01

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for some strange reasons, playing with my routing table, i managed to make it work by issuing this route

route add -net 10.0.0.0 netmask 255.0.0.0 gw 10.169.5.1

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