Linux route Guide

Complete beginner-friendly guide to route on Linux, covering Arch Linux, CachyOS, and other distributions including routing table management, static routes, and network routing.

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Table of Contents

1. Understanding route
2. route Basics
3. Viewing Routes
4. Adding Routes
5. Troubleshooting

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Understanding route

What is route?

route manages routing table.

Uses:

• View routes: Show routing table
• Add routes: Add static routes
• Delete routes: Remove routes
• Network routing: Manage network routing

Note: Modern alternative is ip route.

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route Basics

View Routes

Basic usage:

# View routing table
route -n

# -n = numeric (no hostname resolution)

Kernel Table

Kernel routes:

# Kernel routing table
route

# Shows routing table

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Viewing Routes

Numeric Output

No resolution:

# Numeric addresses
route -n

# Faster (no DNS lookup)

Specific Interface

Interface routes:

# Routes for interface
route -n | grep eth0

# Shows routes for eth0

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Adding Routes

Add Route

Add static route:

# Add route
sudo route add -net 192.168.2.0/24 gw 192.168.1.1

# Adds route to network

Delete Route

Remove route:

# Delete route
sudo route del -net 192.168.2.0/24

# Removes route

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Troubleshooting

route Not Found

Check installation:

# Check route
which route

# Usually in net-tools
# Install if missing
sudo pacman -S net-tools

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Summary

This guide covered route usage, routing table management, and network routing for Arch Linux, CachyOS, and other distributions.

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Next Steps

• ip Guide - Modern routing tool
• IP Routing - Routing guide
• Networking - Network setup
• route Documentation: man route

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This guide covers Arch Linux, CachyOS, and other Linux distributions. For distribution-specific details, refer to your distribution's documentation.