routing table problem

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#1

Hello all
after installing opensuse 11.4/kde
route -v -n -e gives:
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt Iface
192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 wlan0
169.254.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 0 0 0 wlan0
127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 wlan0

route -v -e

Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt Iface
192.168.1.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 wlan0
link-local * 255.255.0.0 U 0 0 0 wlan0
loopback * 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo
default 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 wlan0

the line destination = link-local or 169.254.0.0 are not on my laptop nor on the netgear AP to wich it is connected

How do i delete this line from the table ?

#2

There’s no need to worry about it. 169.254.0.0/16 is a subnet which is not public but reserved for randomly self-assigned addresses when a DHCP lease cannot be obtained. A route is established to this subnet just in case there are any machines that failed to get a DHCP lease and ended up in it.

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