setting up routed and automated startup

[Dan Shoop]

At 11:30 AM +0200 7/6/07, paul wrote:
>Hi list,
>
>I'd like to use RIPv2 on OS X server. It seems like routed(8) is 
>able to do this but I'm unsure how to configure it.

There's a man page for routed. Have you read it? If so what questions 
do you have?

>  Is there a GUI for this,

For routing? Kinda. Ordering changes route priorities in the Network 
Preferences Pane. But this really isn't what you're implying you're 
trying to do, which begs the question...

>  or do I have to edit /etc/gateways and write the startup stuff 
>(plist and script) myself?

The bigger question I'd have is why you feel you need to be 
implementing something like this at all?

Do you have a multi-homed network architecture?

How many NI do you have in your Mac OS X Server?

>I did this for openvpn and put the files under /System/StartupItems, 
>"SystemStarter start OpenVPN" works but it's not run on startup, 
>since I expect the same problem with routed I'd greatly appreciate 
>troubleshooting tips here as well.

You *NEVER* put anything in /System. Ever.

As for why it doesn't run on startup, you obviously don't have it 
properly configured.

However you'd want to use launchd, not StartupItems for anything you 
roll on your own. (Post-Panther)




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-dhan

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