Re: Route to 169.254.0.0 - needed ?

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lanas wrote:
> Hello,
> 
>   Looking at the routes after an install of Fedora Core 6 isee that
> there's a route to 169.254.0.0 that's defined (some info removed from
> table):
> 
> 192.168.1.0  *             255.255.255.0 U   eth0
> 169.254.0.0  *             255.255.0.0   U   eth0
> default      myhost.site   0.0.0.0       UG  eth0
> 
>   There's a router/gateway at 192.168.1.1 that is used for the
> internet.  I don't see the purpose of the 169.254.0.0 route.  Anyone
> know why it is defined and for what purposes ?

Have a read at....

http://www.zeroconf.org/

and then...

http://www.redhat.com/magazine/010aug05/departments/tips_tricks/

for removal hints....





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