> Can anyone tell me why, when I issue a "netstat -r" I get the following output?

From: Graydon Mah <mahg_at_smtpgw.ucfv.bc.ca>
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 09:12:14 -0700

> Can anyone tell me why, when I issue a "netstat -r" I get the following output?
> Routing tables
> Destination Gateway Flags Refs Use Interface
> Netmasks:
> Inet 255.255.0.0
> Inet 255.255.255.0
> I want to keep the Inet 255.255.255.0 line, but don't want the 255.255.0.0
> entry.
> Yes, ifconfig reports an 0xffffff00 netmask.

I got a couple of responses indicating that the first entry (which on other systems appeared as 255.0.0.0) was for
the LOOPBACK device.

Regards,
Graydon Mah, Database Administrator,
University College of the Fraser Valley,
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Received on Wed Aug 16 1995 - 18:30:49 NZST