Gateway settings in both /etc/networks and the ifcfg files cause packet loss

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Issue

  • In RHEL 7 using NetworkManager, having a GATEWAY= defined in both the /etc/networks file and any /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg- file will create duplicate gateway entries, causing packet loss to occur.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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