# Static route gateway X.X.X.X is not directly connected via an interface **URL:** \ **Category:** Technical Forums\ **Tags:** tmsh, route, deployment, ltm, application-delivery, default-route\ **Created:** [August 13, 2014, 6:57am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/static-route-gateway-x-x-x-x-is-not-directly-connected-via-an-interface/16059 "2014-08-13T06:57:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![infra\_netteam\_O](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/65b543/32.png) [@infra\_netteam\_O](https://community.f5.com/u/infra_netteam_O)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 6:57am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/static-route-gateway-x-x-x-x-is-not-directly-connected-via-an-interface/16059/1 "2014-08-13T06:57:07Z")
Hello, When verifying bigip.conf file, an error is reported about a network route. But the error has no reason to be there. Here is the error: &&&&&&&&&&& load sys conf file /config/bigip.conf verify Validating system configuration… . . Validating configuration… /config/bigip.conf 01070330:3: Static route gateway 10.10.99.254 is not directly connected via an interface. Unexpected Error: Validating configuration process failed. &&&&&&&&& When I then exit tmsh and look at my network configuration I see that 10.10.99.254 is on the same network as one of my interfaces. netstat -rn Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt Iface 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.252 U 0 0 0 HA 127.1.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 tmm0 127.3.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 mgmt\_bp 192.168.20.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 vlan20 192.168.2.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 10.220.220.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 vlan220 10.194.94.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 vlan194 127.2.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0.1 10.10.96.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.252.0 U 0 0 0 vlan1 &&&& LOOK HERE &&&& 0.0.0.0 10.10.99.254 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 vlan1 &&&&&&&&&& This configuration is up and running. I can even ping 10.10.99.254… I am just worried this error hides something more serious. fyi we run version BIG-IP 11.3.0 Build 3144.51 Engineering Hotfix HF8 thanking you in advance Alberto ---
**Author:** ![mimlo\_61970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbe5ce/32.png) [@mimlo\_61970](https://community.f5.com/u/mimlo_61970)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/static-route-gateway-x-x-x-x-is-not-directly-connected-via-an-interface/16059/2 "2014-08-13T18:53:24Z")
What interface is 10.10.94.254 connected to? Based on your ‘LOOK HETE’ It appears you believe it to be connected to vlan1, but that is 10.10.96.0/22 which would not include 10.10.94.254 ---
**Author:** ![mimlo\_61970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbe5ce/32.png) [@mimlo\_61970](https://community.f5.com/u/mimlo_61970)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/static-route-gateway-x-x-x-x-is-not-directly-connected-via-an-interface/16059/3 "2014-08-13T18:54:34Z")
Ignore me, it is 10.10.99.254, I misread somehow. Yes, that is part of 10.10.96.0/22 so I have no explanation ---
**Author:** ![hoolio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f6c823/32.png) [@hoolio](https://community.f5.com/u/hoolio)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 10:06pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/static-route-gateway-x-x-x-x-is-not-directly-connected-via-an-interface/16059/4 "2014-08-13T22:06:10Z")
Hi Alberto, Can you try removing the binary database and rebooting to force a reload of the configuration? sol13030: Forcing the mcpd process to reload the BIG-IP configuration [404 Page not found | BIG-IP Documentation](http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/13000/000/sol13030.html) Aaron ---
**Author:** ![infra\_netteam\_O](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/65b543/32.png) [@infra\_netteam\_O](https://community.f5.com/u/infra_netteam_O)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2014, 1:13pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/static-route-gateway-x-x-x-x-is-not-directly-connected-via-an-interface/16059/5 "2014-08-18T13:13:05Z")
Hello Hoolio, Thank your for your reply. This “fore reload” did not help though. I still have that message, when verifying the config file. Thank you best regards ---
**Author:** ![boneyard](https://d1p9zq3aats0t8.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.f5.com/boneyard/32/20419_2.png) [@boneyard](https://community.f5.com/u/boneyard)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2014, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/static-route-gateway-x-x-x-x-is-not-directly-connected-via-an-interface/16059/6 "2014-08-18T14:28:59Z")
might be wise to open a support ticket with F5 support if you can. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Engima\_Code](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9d8465/32.png) [@The\_Engima\_Code](https://community.f5.com/u/The_Engima_Code)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 11:32pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/static-route-gateway-x-x-x-x-is-not-directly-connected-via-an-interface/16059/7 "2015-08-26T23:32:56Z")
We had similar issue and upon having a close look realised that the GW IP address was not in the range of the interface. The interface was configured /29 instead of /28. Corrected the mask and it worked. ---
**Author:** ![pradeep-LL\_3065](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/958977/32.png) [@pradeep-LL\_3065](https://community.f5.com/u/pradeep-LL_3065)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/static-route-gateway-x-x-x-x-is-not-directly-connected-via-an-interface/16059/8 "2017-01-17T17:20:09Z")
Step-1: Delete default gateway under Network Routes. Step-2: login into LTM VM under config edit into bigip\_base.conf modify your interface ip save & Quit run tmsh load sys config login to GUI crate a default route by adding gateway.