----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dan Irwin" <rummymob...@gmail.com> > To: networkmanager-list@gnome.org > Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 7:45:00 AM > Subject: NetworkManager creating IPv6 routes on the fly? > > Following up my previous post, I am noticing something creating IPv6 routes > on my local routing table: > > 2404:6800:4004:805::1007 via fe80::d267:e5ff:feb5:235b dev em1 proto static > metric 1 > 2404:6800:4006:806::1003 via fe80::d267:e5ff:feb5:235b dev em1 proto static > metric 1 > 2404:6800:4006:806::1005 via fe80::d267:e5ff:feb5:235b dev em1 proto static > metric 1 > 2404:6800:4006:806::1007 via fe80::d267:e5ff:feb5:235b dev em1 proto static > metric 1 > 2404:6800:4006:806::1009 via fe80::d267:e5ff:feb5:235b dev em1 proto static > metric 1 > 2404:6800:4006:806::100a via fe80::d267:e5ff:feb5:235b dev em1 proto static > metric 1 > 2404:6800:4006:806::100b via fe80::d267:e5ff:feb5:235b dev em1 proto static > metric 1 > 2404:6800:4006:806::100c via fe80::d267:e5ff:feb5:235b dev em1 proto static > metric 1 > 2404:6800:4006:806::100f via fe80::d267:e5ff:feb5:235b dev em1 proto static > metric 1 > 2404:6800:4006:806::1011 via fe80::d267:e5ff:feb5:235b dev em1 proto static > metric 1 > 2404:6800:4006:806::1015 via fe80::d267:e5ff:feb5:235b dev em1 proto static > metric 1 > 2404:6800:4006:806::101d via fe80::d267:e5ff:feb5:235b dev em1 proto static > metric 1 > 2404:6800:4008:c03::54 via fe80::d267:e5ff:feb5:235b dev em1 proto static > metric 1 > 2404:6800:4008:c03::5f via fe80::d267:e5ff:feb5:235b dev em1 proto static > metric 1 > 2a00:1450:4001:807::100f via fe80::d267:e5ff:feb5:235b dev em1 proto static > metric 1 > > Seeing as this seems "weird", I'm assuming these are also created by > NetworkManager. > > My only question is why? These routes surely are not needed for anything if > we have a working default route.
Those are device routes created to mimic the kernel-installed routes but with a proper metric to prioritize the selected interface. It is a hack in 0.9.8 (and prior) to get over kernel's crazy autoconfiguration feature. Pavel > > Cheers, > > Dan > > _______________________________________________ > networkmanager-list mailing list > networkmanager-list@gnome.org > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list > _______________________________________________ networkmanager-list mailing list networkmanager-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
