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I have a remote office running Windows 95.  My corporate headquarters
network is NT.  At corporate headquarters, we have a SCO Unix box for our
accounting software.

Before upgrading to SCO Unix 5.0.5 I connected to a remote NT network via an
ISDN line across a router.  Since upgrading, I can connect to the NT
network, but cannot hit the Unix box.  I can't even ping the Unix box.  The
ping request times out.

From the Unix box, pinging my remote computer, I receive the error message:
"no route to host".

Research told me to "/etc/route add default <corporate headquarters router
ip address>".  When I run this command on the fly or within /etc/ tcp I
receive "/etc/route:  syntax error at line 1:  '(' unexpected".  There is no
( in my command.

Can anyone help me?  Thanks.

Paige McGee propounded (on Mon, Oct 02, 2000 at 10:20:11AM -0500):
| I have a remote office running Windows 95.  My corporate headquarters
| network is NT.  At corporate headquarters, we have a SCO Unix box for our
| accounting software.
|
| Before upgrading to SCO Unix 5.0.5 I connected to a remote NT network via an
| ISDN line across a router.  Since upgrading, I can connect to the NT
| network, but cannot hit the Unix box.  I can't even ping the Unix box.  The
| ping request times out.
|
| >From the Unix box, pinging my remote computer, I receive the error message:
| "no route to host".
|
| Research told me to "/etc/route add default <corporate headquarters router
| ip address>".  When I run this command on the fly or within /etc/ tcp I
| receive "/etc/route:  syntax error at line 1:  '(' unexpected".  There is no
| ( in my command.

But apparently there is a ( in the /etc/route binary.

I suspect that binary is corrupt. sum -r /etc/route should produce:
        00185    48 /etc/route

It is usually not a good idea to run the route command within /etc/tcp.
That's too soon.  Put it in a late-running rc2.d script, e.g., S99route.

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JP

Hi,

The /etc/tcp isn't a good place to put the route command.
Make a script called /etc/rc2.d/S99route and put the route command.
Then do a "chmod 755 /etc/rc2.d/S99route" and try to execute it.
Your route command is probaly corrupted or your link is missed.
Try to run custom command and do the following steps:
Software ---> Verify System ---> (*) Broken/missing symbolic links.

You must also check the sum of the executable file.
My OSR505 box return:

# sum /etc/route
64289 48 /etc/route

If your sum result isn't equal, restore the route command from
CD midia.

TIA,

J. Fernando

Please excuse my ignorance, but I am new to the Wonderful World of Unix.  On
my host,

# sum /etc/route

Quote:> 37305 23 /etc/route

How would I restore just the route command from my cd media?

Try using /sbin/route instead.

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Jimmy Madden enscribed:

|
| > >Please excuse my ignorance, but I am new to the Wonderful World of Unix.
| > > On
| > >my host,
| > >
| > ># sum /etc/route
| > >> 37305 23 /etc/route
| > >
| > >How would I restore just the route command from my cd media?
| > >



| > >> >
| > >> > I have a remote office running Windows 95.  My corporate
| > >> > headquarters
| > >> > network is NT.  At corporate headquarters, we have a SCO Unix box
| > >> > for
| > >our
| > >> > accounting software.
| > >> >
| > >> > Before upgrading to SCO Unix 5.0.5 I connected to a remote NT
| > >> > network
| > >via an
| > >> > ISDN line across a router.  Since upgrading, I can connect to the NT
| > >> > network, but cannot hit the Unix box.  I can't even ping the Unix
| > >> > box.
| > >The
| > >> > ping request times out.
| > >> >
| > >> > From the Unix box, pinging my remote computer, I receive the error
| > >message:
| > >> > "no route to host".
| > >> >
| > >> > Research told me to "/etc/route add default <corporate headquarters
| > >router
| > >> > ip address>".  When I run this command on the fly or within /etc/
| > >> > tcp I
| > >> > receive "/etc/route:  syntax error at line 1:  '(' unexpected".  
| > >> > There
| > >is no
| > >> > ( in my command.
| > >> >
| > >> > Can anyone help me?  Thanks.
| > >>
| > >> Hi,
| > >>
| > >> The /etc/tcp isn't a good place to put the route command.
| > >> Make a script called /etc/rc2.d/S99route and put the route command.
| > >> Then do a "chmod 755 /etc/rc2.d/S99route" and try to execute it.
| > >> Your route command is probaly corrupted or your link is missed.
| > >> Try to run custom command and do the following steps:
| > >> Software ---> Verify System ---> (*) Broken/missing symbolic links.
| > >>
| > >> You must also check the sum of the executable file.
| > >> My OSR505 box return:
| > >>
| > >> # sum /etc/route
| > >> 64289 48 /etc/route
| > >>
| > >> If your sum result isn't equal, restore the route command from
| > >> CD midia.
| > >>
| > >> TIA,
| > >>
| > >> J. Fernando
| > >
| > >
|
| Try using /sbin/route instead.

So he can now puzzle over the message:

/sbin/route: not found

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Paige McGee enscribed:
| Please excuse my ignorance, but I am new to the Wonderful World of Unix.  On
| my host,
|
| # sum /etc/route
| > 37305 23 /etc/route
|
| How would I restore just the route command from my cd media?
|



| > >
| > > I have a remote office running Windows 95.  My corporate headquarters
| > > network is NT.  At corporate headquarters, we have a SCO Unix box for
| our
| > > accounting software.
| > >
| > > Before upgrading to SCO Unix 5.0.5 I connected to a remote NT network
| via an
| > > ISDN line across a router.  Since upgrading, I can connect to the NT
| > > network, but cannot hit the Unix box.  I can't even ping the Unix box.
| The
| > > ping request times out.
| > >
| > > From the Unix box, pinging my remote computer, I receive the error
| message:
| > > "no route to host".
| > >
| > > Research told me to "/etc/route add default <corporate headquarters
| router
| > > ip address>".  When I run this command on the fly or within /etc/ tcp I
| > > receive "/etc/route:  syntax error at line 1:  '(' unexpected".  There
| is no
| > > ( in my command.
| > >
| > > Can anyone help me?  Thanks.
| >
| > Hi,
| >
| > The /etc/tcp isn't a good place to put the route command.
| > Make a script called /etc/rc2.d/S99route and put the route command.
| > Then do a "chmod 755 /etc/rc2.d/S99route" and try to execute it.
| > Your route command is probaly corrupted or your link is missed.
| > Try to run custom command and do the following steps:
| > Software ---> Verify System ---> (*) Broken/missing symbolic links.
| >
| > You must also check the sum of the executable file.
| > My OSR505 box return:
| >
| > # sum /etc/route
| > 64289 48 /etc/route
| >
| > If your sum result isn't equal, restore the route command from
| > CD midia.

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Jimmy Madden propounded (on Sun, Oct 08, 2000 at 04:13:47PM -0500):

|


| > >

| > >>
| > >> > I have a remote office running Windows 95.  My corporate
| > >> > headquarters network is NT.  At corporate headquarters, we have
| > >> > a SCO Unix box for our accounting software.
| > >> >
| > >> > Before upgrading to SCO Unix 5.0.5 I connected to a remote NT
| > >> > network via an ISDN line across a router.  Since upgrading, I
| > >> > can connect to the NT network, but cannot hit the Unix box.  I
| > >> > can't even ping the Unix box. The ping request times out.
| > >> >
| > >> > From the Unix box, pinging my remote computer, I receive the
| > >> > error message: "no route to host".
| > >> >
| > >> > Research told me to "/etc/route add default <corporate
| > >> > headquarters> router ip address>".  When I run this command on
| > >> > the fly or within /etc/tcp I receive "/etc/route: syntax error
| > >> > at line 1: '(' unexpected".  There is no ( in my command.
| > >> >
| > >> > Can anyone help me?  Thanks.
| > >>
| > >> The /etc/tcp isn't a good place to put the route command.  Make
| > >> a script called /etc/rc2.d/S99route and put the route command.
| > >> Then do a "chmod 755 /etc/rc2.d/S99route" and try to execute it.
| > >> Your route command is probaly corrupted or your link is missed.
| > >> Try to run custom command and do the following steps:  Software
| > >> ---> Verify System ---> (*) Broken/missing symbolic links.
| > >>
| > >> You must also check the sum of the executable file.  My OSR505
| > >> box return:
| > >>
| > >> # sum 64289 48 /etc/route
| > >>
| > >> If your sum result isn't equal, restore the route command from CD
| > >> midia.
|
| > >Please excuse my ignorance, but I am new to the Wonderful World of
| > >Unix.  On my host,
| > >
| > ># sum /etc/route
| > >
| > >> 37305 23 /etc/route
| > >
| > >How would I restore just the route command from my cd media?

Please don't top-post.  The answer belongs where I moved it, so we can
easily see the difference.  Is your release 5.0.5 also?

| Try using /sbin/route instead.

On which release of OSR 5 was there ever a route binary in /sbin???

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