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* <code>$IP</code> is an IP address which should use non-default gateway. You can also use netmask here, e.g. <code>10.9.8.0/24</code> will mean that all VEs with addresses like 10.9.8.x will be routed through the given gateway.
 
* <code>$IP</code> is an IP address which should use non-default gateway. You can also use netmask here, e.g. <code>10.9.8.0/24</code> will mean that all VEs with addresses like 10.9.8.x will be routed through the given gateway.
 
* <code>$GW</code> is a gateway for this IP address.
 
* <code>$GW</code> is a gateway for this IP address.
* <code>$TBL</code> is any free table number, I use numbers from 6 upwards. Note that tables 250-255 are usually reserved (see <code>/etc/iproute2/rt_tables</code>.
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* <code>$TBL</code> is any free table number, I use numbers from 6 upwards. Note that tables 250-255 are usually reserved (see <code>/etc/iproute2/rt_tables</code>).
  
 
Note that every new non-standard gateway will require another table number.
 
Note that every new non-standard gateway will require another table number.

Revision as of 17:42, 20 July 2006

Sometimes you have more than one router in your network, and want different VEs to use different routers. For that, you need to set up source-based routing on the host system. For example:

# /sbin/ip rule add from $IP table $TBL
# /sbin/ip route add default dev eth0 via $GW table $TBL

where

  • $IP is an IP address which should use non-default gateway. You can also use netmask here, e.g. 10.9.8.0/24 will mean that all VEs with addresses like 10.9.8.x will be routed through the given gateway.
  • $GW is a gateway for this IP address.
  • $TBL is any free table number, I use numbers from 6 upwards. Note that tables 250-255 are usually reserved (see /etc/iproute2/rt_tables).

Note that every new non-standard gateway will require another table number.

For more details on routing rules, see man ip.

See also