Quick start

Easy step to Use gated

  1. Get the tar file from ftp.gated.org/net-research/gated

    (Hopefully, you've already done this.)

  2. untar the source file into your directory

    tar -xvf gated-R3_5_5.tar

  3. change directory to gated's source directory

    cd gated-R3_5_5/src

  4. make an object directory for your operating system

    mkdir obj.`util/archtype`

  5. Find in the gated-R3_5_5/src/configs directory a configuration file for your machine type

    ls ./configs/linux*

  6. Copy the configuration file from configs directory the new obj directory
    cp ./configs/my-machine-config ./obj.`util/archtype`/Config

    An example of this command is
    cp ./configs/linux.inet97 ./obj.`util/archtype`/Config

  7. Make GateD's Makefile by typing

    make config

  8. Make the GateD binary by typing

    make

  9. Install GateD binaries by typing:

    make install

  10. Install GateD manual pages for utilities and GateD

    make install-man

  11. Configure gated configuration file in /etc/gated.conf

    Click to get a sample sample gated.conf file. Edit this example configuration file in this directory to fit your system. Each line that has a "#" is a comment.

    Use the Configuration manual to help you modify the sample file.

    
    
  12. Check your configuaration file with gdc by typing

    gdc checkconf

  13. Start up GateD

    gdc start

  14. Watch GateD set-up the routing table