Found duplicate entries in kernel IPV6 routing table

[Nitin Yadav]

kernel version : Linux- 3.1

Module : IPV6 

 

Description of problem:

                Found duplicate default route (::/0) entries in kernel
IPV6 routing table .

 

route -6 -n

Kernel IPv6 routing table

Destination                    Next Hop                   Flag Met Ref
Use If

fe80::/64                      ::                         U    256 0
0 eth1

fe80::/64                      ::                         U    256 0
0 eth2

fe80::/64                      ::                         U    256 0
0 eth3

fe80::/64                      ::                         U    256 0
0 eth0

::/0                           ::                         !n   -1  1
1 lo

::1/128                        ::                         Un   0   1
12 lo

fe80::7ae7:d1ff:fe94:915a/128  ::                         Un   0   1
0 lo

fe80::7ae7:d1ff:fe94:915c/128  ::                         Un   0   1
0 lo

fe80::7ae7:d1ff:fe94:915e/128  ::                         Un   0   1
0 lo

fe80::7ae7:d1ff:fe94:9160/128  ::                         Un   0   1
0 lo

ff00::/8                       ::                         U    256 0
0 eth1

ff00::/8                       ::                         U    256 0
0 eth2

ff00::/8                       ::                         U    256 0
0 eth3

ff00::/8                       ::                         U    256 0
0 eth0

::/0                           ::                         !n   -1  1
1 lo

 

Please let me know about this situation , why there  is duplicate
entries are present in kernel IPV6 routing table.

 

Thanks !

Nitin Yadav 

 


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