Below should the configuration steps for adding a default gateway to Debian.
root@host:~$ route add default gw [ip address]
Note : Remember to add it (to survive a reboot) to your ‘/etc/network/interfaces’.
Add the following entry to required interface within the interface file – gateway [ip address]
Below is an example :
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.1.42
netmask 255.255.255.0
broadcast 192.168.1.255
gateway 192.168.1.1
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