route add doesn't stick (Win2003)

[latrosicarius]

Since I have 2 routers on my switch, I want one of my computers to use router 10.0.1.1 and the others to use 10.0.1.2.

10.0.1.2 is the default, but to make the one go to 10.0.1.1, i use this command on it:

'Use route add to get this computer to use a different router than the default gateway set up by the scope:

'route add <ip address you want to route to> mask <subnet mask of the ip you want to route to> <ip of router you want to use>

route add 0.0.0.0 mask 0.0.0.0 10.0.1.1 -p

However, sometimes it goes back to using 10.0.1.2 for seemingly no reason. I keep having to do the following to get it back:

ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew

Do you know why it doesn't stick? It will stick for a while, then go back radomly.
Thanks

[TheAnimus]

i *think* it might be to do with how you've got the -p.

should be at the front of the command route -p add ..............

[TiG]

I'm thinking same as TA, my -p goes there....

route add -p 0.0.0.0 mask 0.0.0.0 10.0.1.1

[malfunction]

Since I have 2 routers on my switch, I want one of my computers to use router 10.0.1.1 and the others to use 10.0.1.2.

10.0.1.2 is the default, but to make the one go to 10.0.1.1, i use this command on it:

'Use route add to get this computer to use a different router than the default gateway set up by the scope:

'route add <ip address you want to route to> mask <subnet mask of the ip you want to route to> <ip of router you want to use>

route add 0.0.0.0 mask 0.0.0.0 10.0.1.1 -p

However, sometimes it goes back to using 10.0.1.2 for seemingly no reason. I keep having to do the following to get it back:

ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew

Do you know why it doesn't stick? It will stick for a while, then go back radomly.
Thanks

I agree with TheAnimus and TiG that the -p needs to be at the front but I'd also ask why you just can't change the default gateway on the machine to 10.0.1.1?

[TheAnimus]

I agree with TheAnimus and TiG that the -p needs to be at the front but I'd also ask why you just can't change the default gateway on the machine to 10.0.1.1?

Damn good point, whilst i'm not an IT adminstrator, i can't stand overtly complex route tables, make finding problems needlessly hard.

Keep it simple stupid!

[latrosicarius]

Thanks a lot guys! I will try this. As for the reason why I didn't just set it up to use the intended router in the first place: I tried doing that in the DNS/DHCP role setup thingy but it didn't work

so at least this route add thing works