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4 Enter the Name Servers and fill in the Domain Search list. Name servers must
5 To activate the configuration, click OK.
Configuring Routing
To make your machine communicate with other machines and other networks, routing
information must be given to make network traffic take the correct path. If DHCP is
used, this information is automatically provided. If a static setup is used, this data must
be added manually.
1 In YaST go to Network Settings > Routing.
2 Enter the IP address of the Default Gateway. The default gateway matches every
3 More entries can be entered in the Routing Table. Enter the Destination network
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If the Custom Policy option is selected, a Custom Policy Rule string defining the
merge policy should be specified. The string consists of a comma-separated list
of interface names to be considered a valid source of settings. Except for complete
interface names, basic wildcards to match multiple interfaces are allowed, as
well. For example, eth* ppp? will first target all eth and then all ppp0-ppp9
interfaces. There are two special policy values that indicate how to apply the
static settings defined in the /etc/sysconfig/network/config file:
STATIC
The static settings have to be merged together with the dynamic settings.
STATIC_FALLBACK
The static settings are used only when no dynamic configuration is avalaible.
For more information, see the man 8 netconfig.
be specified by IP addresses, such as 192.168.1.116, not by hostnames. Names
specified in the Domain Search tab are domain names used for resolving host-
names without a specified domain. If more than one Domain Search is used,
separate domains with commas or white space.
possible destination, but if any other entry exists that matches the required address,
use this instead of the default route.
IP address, Gateway IP address and the Netmask. Select the Device through which
the traffic to the defined network will be routed (the minus sign stands for any