On Fri, Oct 9, 2026 at 3:24 PM Ted Spradley <[email protected]> wrote: > > I just noticed this in my /var/log/messages: > > Oct 9 20:57:35 set dhcpcd[1193]: wm0: changing route to > fdc7:8cef:197:1::/64 Oct 9 20:57:35 set dhcpcd[1193]: wm0: expired > route fdc7:8cef:197:1::/64 Oct 9 20:57:40 set dhcpcd[1193]: wm0: > changing route to fdc7:8cef:197:1::/64 via fe80::c256:27ff:fe6d:a283 > Oct 9 20:57:42 set dhcpcd[1193]: wm0: fe80::c256:27ff:fe6d:a283: no > longer a default router (lifetime = 0) Oct 9 20:57:42 set > dhcpcd[1193]: wm0: deleting default route via fe80::c256:27ff:fe6d:a283 > Oct 9 20:57:53 set dhcpcd[1193]: wm0: adding default route via > fe80::c256:27ff:fe6d:a283 Oct 9 21:28:00 set dhcpcd[1193]: wm0: > fe80::c256:27ff:fe6d:a283: no longer a default router (lifetime = 0) > Oct 9 21:28:00 set dhcpcd[1193]: wm0: deleting default route via > fe80::c256:27ff:fe6d:a283 Oct 9 21:28:11 set dhcpcd[1193]: wm0: adding > default route via fe80::c256:27ff:fe6d:a283 Oct 9 21:58:18 set > dhcpcd[1193]: wm0: fe80::c256:27ff:fe6d:a283: no longer a default > router (lifetime = 0) Oct 9 21:58:18 set dhcpcd[1193]: wm0: deleting > default route via fe80::c256:27ff:fe6d:a283 Oct 9 21:58:30 set > dhcpcd[1193]: wm0: adding default route via fe80::c256:27ff:fe6d:a283 > > Deleting the route and then adding it back again every half hour? The > DHCP server is just a little old Linksys consumer router. Do I have > something misconfigured? Or do I just need a new router because this > one is buggy or obsolete? >
Yeah probably. I don't think I've come across this one yet. The RA (if that's what it's doing) has a lifetime and it might be timing out due to bugs or mis-configuration of the router. I see lifetime=0 which is a good clue. If you could wireshark the RA you might be able to find out more. Andy
