How to add gateway

[ajax20]

Hello

I'm trying to add a new IP to DA, however, the netmask and gateway are different and in DA we can enter only the netmask while adding a new IP. My question is how to add the gateway as well.

Regards

 

[zEitEr]

Hello,

Are you sure you need to have the second gateway? Do you have two different ISPs?

 

[ajax20]

Hello Alex. Thanks for replying.
No, I asked my VPS provider for an additional IP and I was given one with two different addresses for gateway and netmask.

 

[ajax20]

Ok. I think I got what you mean. Since the the gateway address of this new IP is the same as the gateway address of my previous IP, I do not need to add it. Am I right?

 

[zEitEr]

Yes, you don't need the second gateway if it's the same provider.

 

[ajax20]

Thanks a lot.

 

[sysdev]

Yes and no. You'll need a gateway address for every NETWORK (defined bij the submask) you connect to. If your ip is within the network of your previous ip (and that's true in this case), you don't need to add the gateway.
But if your provider would give you an extra network connection to e.g. an internal backup network, you would most likely need the add the gateway.

So, it's not related to the provider, but the network. One provider can have many different networks available for it's customers.