Linux: How To Find the Default Gateway
Posted by Rob Rogers in Linux networking
Whether you’re troubleshooting network problems or trying to set up a VPN, knowing what address your computer has configured as the default gateway is always useful. Running a simple command from the terminal can give you this.
1. Open a terminal window.
2. Input the following command and hit Enter:
route -n
3. The address contained in the last line (with the UG flag) is the address for your default gateway.
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February 15, 2010 at 5:59 am, ajit rai said:
thank you
pls add some more useful data.
July 27, 2011 at 7:45 pm, Calucop said:
but if reboot the system. it loss default gateway
April 23, 2014 at 11:21 am, Steve said:
Doesn’t work on my Linux servers:
$ route -n
bash: route: command not found
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