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Does anyone know how to make the following command permanent in Elementary OS?

route add -host 192.168.1.1 dev wlp0s20f3

This route does exactly what I need, but its not permanent. A reboot of the machine or the network connection will result in it being removed from the IP tables.

I can't seem to find the files that define the routes for this device (wifi adapter - wlp0s20f3).

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  • Have you tried it with the -p switch? route -p add
    – Oberleutnant20
    Jul 13 '20 at 13:55
  • Google is your friend. networkinghowtos.com/howto/…
    – Sysadmin
    Jul 16 '20 at 18:17
  • linoxide.com/how-tos/… See the section for Ubuntu. Elementary OS is based in Ubuntu.
    – Sysadmin
    Jul 16 '20 at 18:20
  • Hi guys - the problem is not how to construct the route, it's that it's temporary. This route works fine. But if i disable/enable the network adapter this route gets removed from the iptables. How can i make this route permanent? (will edit question to make this more clear)
    – BlackSpy
    Jul 17 '20 at 7:32
  • @Oberleutnant20 I don't see a -p switch listed as an option for route. Is there is link you can share that explains this?
    – BlackSpy
    Jul 17 '20 at 7:39
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Type in terminal :

sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces

Add at the bottom this:

up route add -net 192.168.1.10/24 gw 192.168.1.1 dev wlp0s20f3

Where 192.168.1.10 is the IP of your machine which you can check with command:

ip a

Restart the networking service by typing in terminal:

sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart
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  • Thanks so much Sysadmin! it was the up at the front that i was missing :)
    – BlackSpy
    Jul 17 '20 at 7:43

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