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On Sun, 30 Jun 1996, Brian Tao wrote:
>     Since I only have one default router anyway, there is no need to
> run routed at all?  I figured it might help keep the routing tables
> down to a manageable size, with static and dynamic IP connections
> coming and going all the time.

Yup, and tell your router not to [bm]cast routing info onto your
single-homed LAN, too.


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