[Gllug] Routing table - help

[TM]

Hi,

Could anyone help me understand the output of '/sbin/route' (below) please?

Kernel IP routing table
Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    Use Iface
192.168.0.0     *               255.255.255.0   U     0      0        0 eth0
169.254.0.0     *               255.255.0.0     U     0      0        0 eth0
default         192.168.0.1     0.0.0.0         UG    0      0        0 eth0


I'm running FC4 from the home desktop (dynamic address, currently 192.168.0.2),
which is connected to the internet via the ADSL router (192.168.0.1). The router
runs the local DHCP server. There is only 1 PC connected to the router since I
booted it.

I'm very green in the matters of network admin and I don't really understand the
line with the 169.254.0.0 address(es). Does it mean that someone got into the
router? Or am I sharing the desktop with some hacker as I type this message?

Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks,
TM

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