diff --git a/etc/netstart b/etc/netstart
index 122bb31e89fd..6a3f28962b26 100755
--- a/etc/netstart
+++ b/etc/netstart
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh -
 #
-#	$Id: netstart,v 1.36 1995/12/28 01:24:03 jkh Exp $
+#	$Id: netstart,v 1.37 1996/01/02 19:47:05 pst Exp $
 #	From: @(#)netstart	5.9 (Berkeley) 3/30/91
 
 # Note that almost all the user-configurable behavior is no longer in
@@ -59,14 +59,8 @@ if [ "x$gateway" != "xNO" ]; then
 	sysctl -w net.inet.ip.forwarding=1 >/dev/null 2>&1
 fi
 
-if [ "x$routedflags" != "xNO" ] ; then
+if [ "x$router" != "xNO" ] ; then
 	echo -n starting routing daemon:
-
-	# $routedflags is imported from /etc/sysconfig.
-	# If $routedflags == NO, routed isn't run.
-
-	if [ "X${routedflags}" != X"NO" ]; then
-		echo -n ' routed';	routed $routedflags
-	fi
+	echo -n ' ${router}';	${router} ${routerflags}
 	echo '.'
 fi
diff --git a/etc/sysconfig b/etc/sysconfig
index bdb750a522bf..2bcffa6c641b 100644
--- a/etc/sysconfig
+++ b/etc/sysconfig
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # This is sysconfig - a file full of useful variables that you can set 
 # to change the default startup behavior of your system.
 #
-#	$Id: sysconfig,v 1.29 1995/12/28 01:24:04 jkh Exp $
+#	$Id: sysconfig,v 1.30 1996/01/05 17:00:27 bde Exp $
 
 ######################### Start Of Local Configuration Section ###########
 
@@ -104,8 +104,13 @@ route_loopback="${hostname} localhost"
 # Set to the host you'd like set as your default router, or NO for none.
 defaultrouter=NO
 
+# This is the routing daemon you want to use.  Possible options are
+# currently NO (for none), `routed' and `gated'.  Also see `routerflags'
+# for startup flags.
+router=routed
+
 # These are the flags you'd like to start the routing daemon with
-routedflags=-q
+routerflags=-q
 
 # timed flags, or NO if you don't want to start the time daemon
 timedflags=NO