On 2016/06/08 11:48, Gerhard Roth wrote:
> 
> Currently I do this to get the interface up and running as my default
> route:
> 
>       # ifconfig umb0 pin xxxx apn xxxx
>       # ifconfig umb0 inet 0.0.0.1 0.0.0.2
>       # route delete default
>       # route add -ifp umb0 default 0.0.0.2
>       # ifconfig umb0 up
> 
> Yes it seem strange that the 'route add -ifp ubm0' needs an IP address,
> but that's the way it is. That's why I need the fake IP address on
> the interface right from the beginning. Otherwise the 'route add'
> would fail.

Ah yes this is a known strangeness - the address in the "route add"
can be anything at all though, it doesn't need to be configured on
the interface.

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