How to find netmask and gateway in linux

In an earlier article, I told you about finding IP address in Linux command line.

Default gateway linux ifconfig

In this quick tip, I’ll show you how to find the default gateway IP in Linux command line.

A gateway is works as the entrance or a door between two networks. A router is an example of the gateway. All your traffic goes to the router and then to the rest of the internet.

Sometimes, you’ll need to know the IP address of your router.

The gateway IP is your router’s IP address in the normal setup.

I am going to use the IP command to show the gateway IP in Linux.

Open a terminal and use the following command:

You should see an output like this:

Focus on the line that starts with default.

This will give the default gateway IP.

Alternatively and conveniently, you can use the above command in combination with the grep command:

This will just give the default gateway IP in the output:

And as you can see, 192.168.0.1 is the default gateway IP in my case.

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The IP command in Linux provides most of your basic ne

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