> this must be in the 2.1.x sources, as it's not in the kernel sources for 2.0.30
If you're running 2.0.30[+moduleXX] then this is not the case and you must
also configure the manual route using the route command. If you're not
and it still seems to work then I'm surprised as well. You should be
advised that you have network unreachable (providing I understand your
configuration on this point).
You would normally use something like:
ifconfig ax0 aa.bb.cc.dd netmask 255.255.255.0 up
route add aa.bb.cc.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 ax0
as a matter of course for each IP interface. I can't remember whether
you are or not, I'm working off Craigs assessment that you aren't.
regards
Terry