Netstat command question - Simple 1

[franksoprano]

I have a question as I am unsure what a part of the out put from the "netstat" command is...

When the command "netstat -rn" is executed what does the - UGc, UGHW, U, mean? if displayed correctly they are below thge (Internet):.....


[/]netstat -rn
Routing tables
Destination Gateway Flags Refs Use If PMTU Exp Groups

Route Tree for Protocol Family 2 (Internet):
default x.x.x.x UGc 0 0 en0 - -
x.x.x.x x.x.x.x UGHW 1 493 en0 1500 -
127/8 127.0.0.1 U 5 857 lo0 - -
x.x/16 x.x.x.x U 8 94495 en0 - -
x.x.x.x x.x.x.x UGHW 1 35 en0 - -
x.x.x/24 x.x.x.x U 37 461221 en1 - -
x.x.x.x x.x.x.x UGHW 1 3 en0 - -

Route Tree for Protocol Family 24 (Internet v6):
::1 ::1 UH 0 0 lo0 196 -
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[nwardez]

Hi,

U: Up
G: The route is to a gateway
H: The route is to a host rather than to a network
W: The route is a cloned route

As one used to say, man(1) is your friend ...

 

[franksoprano]

NWardez,

Thanks! I had a hunch thats what they meant but I wanted to find out for sure instead of just guessing!!

I appreciate your help!!

Frank

 

[nwardez]

You're welcome

By the way, "man(1) is your friend" comes from dawookie (Solaris forum), and there's probably copyright ...