Linux route add command

Posted by Vivek Gite [Last updated: March 7, 2008]

Q. How do I add new / default gateway using route command under Linux?

A. You can use any one of the following tool to add route:

=> route command : show / manipulate the IP routing table

=> ip command : show / manipulate routing, devices, policy routing and tunnels

Linux route add 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

Just like above but with ip command:
# ip route add 192.168.1.0/24 dev eth0

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