lazear@gateway.mitre.org (07/23/90)
Can someone suggest why our Sun server magically accumulates routes for nets around the country (pointing to our local gateway) when all we have in our /etc/rc files is a default gateway route command? We are NOT running "routed". We ARE running a newer version of "sendmail". The routes being added have "use" counts and an "H" flag (undocumented). The routes are correct, but their source and necessity are in question. Thanks for any help. Walt Lazear MITRE Corp.
mike@BRL.MIL ( Mike Muuss) (07/24/90)
The H flag means "route to host". I assume that there was also a D flag? (Dynamic route?). If so, the route was established via an ICMP-Redirect-Host message. Presumably the redirect was sent by your default gateway, advising your machine to use some other gateway. This may be a stedy-state condition (ie, the default gateway always will say that), or it may be a byproduct of route fluctuations between your several gateway machines. This is generally considered normal. Best, -Mike