Re: changing default gateway via rc.d

[David Brownlee <abs%netbsd.org@localhost>]

On 8 August 2012 17:45, James K. Lowden <jklowden%schemamania.org@localhost> 
wrote:
> If I change /etc/mygate, how can I make it take effect without
> rebooting?
>
>         /etc/rc.d/NETWORKING restart
>
> doesn't do it.
>
> The man page for rc says under "NETWORKING"
>
>         "Ensure basic network services are running, including general
> network configuration (network) and dhclient."
>
> but the string "network", which seems to be explanatory, is not defined
> on that page.  Routing is a basic network service, and mygate is a
> general network configuration file, wouldn't you say?
>
> I know route(8) will do the trick.  I get cold feet when putzing with
> routing, and I prefer to know the system is running per the
> configuration files, not ad hoc commands.

Does "/etc/rc.d/network restart" work?

% grep 'route.*default' /etc/rc.d/*
/etc/rc.d/network:              /sbin/route add default $defaultroute
/etc/rc.d/network:              /sbin/route add -inet6 default $defaultroute6