how to configure 2 network interfaces with different gateways

Question

Here is what is in my /etc/network/interfaces file:

auto lo    
iface lo inet loopback

auto eth0    
iface eth0 inet static    
address 172.168.10.252    
netmask 255.255.255.0    
network 172.168.10.0    
broadcast 172.168.10.255    
gateway 172.168.10.1    

iface eth1 inet static    
address 172.168.10.251    
netmask 255.255.255.0    
network 172.168.10.0    
broadcast 172.168.10.255    
gateway 172.168.10.10

I would like to use eth0 as for local network and eth1 for internet. Thanks

Solution

To configure two interfaces say eth0 and eth1 to use two networks 192.168.0.0/24 and 10.10.0.0/24 a tool iproute2 can be used to achieve this.

Steps:

1. Edit your /etc/network/interfaces:

   auto lo
   iface lo inet loopback
   
   # The primary network interface
   
   allow-hotplug eth0
   iface eth0 inet static
       address 192.168.0.10
       netmask 255.255.255.0
       gateway 192.168.0.1
   
   # The secondary network interface
   allow-hotplug eth1
       iface eth1 inet static
       address 10.10.0.10
       netmask 255.255.255.0
   

2. Add second routing table by editing `/etc/iproute2/rt_tables:

   #
   # reserved values
   #
   255     local
   254     main
   253     default
   0       unspec
   #
   # local
   #
   #1      inr.ruhep
   1 rt2
   

3. Populate new routing table:

   ip route add 10.10.0.0/24 dev eth1 src 10.10.0.10 table rt2
   ip route add default via 10.10.0.1 dev eth1 table rt2
   
   # The first command says that the network, 10.10.0.0/24, can be reached through the eth1 interface.
   # The second command sets the default gateway.
   

4. Add routing rules:

   ip rule add from 10.10.0.10/32 table rt2
   ip rule add to 10.10.0.10/32 table rt2
   
   # These rules say that both traffic from the IP address, 10.10.0.10, as well as traffic directed to 
   # or through this IP address, should use the rt2 routing table
   

5. Making the Configuration permanent by adding it to /etc/network/interfaces:

   iface eth1 inet static
       address 10.10.0.10
       netmask 255.255.255.0
       post-up ip route add 10.10.0.0/24 dev eth1 src 10.10.0.10 table rt2
       post-up ip route add default via 10.10.0.1 dev eth1 table rt2
       post-up ip rule add from 10.10.0.10/32 table rt2
       post-up ip rule add to 10.10.0.10/32 table rt2
   

Source:

https://www.thomas-krenn.com/en/wiki/Two_Default_Gateways_on_One_System

Comments

[ChrisWue]

See also this post for how to do it with netplan: askubuntu.com/questions/1030527/…

[aimbots]

Thank you for the answer. But when I execute the new routing table, I've got RTNETLINK answers: Operation not permitted.

[aimbots]

how to execute the: ip route add 10.10.0.0/24 dev eth1 src 10.10.0.10 table rt2 without having ERROR: RTNETLINK answers: Operation not permitted

[George Udosen]

please make sure you are using the right ip addresses for your own set up

[George Udosen]

please take a look at this and this also.