Resolved, sort of: [PLUG] Network is unreachable

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Richard C. Steffens wrote:
> 
> Kernel IP routing table
> Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    Use Iface
> 192.168.0.0     0.0.0.0         255.255.255.0   U     0      0        0 eth0
> 169.254.0.0     0.0.0.0         255.255.0.0     U     0      0        0 eth0
> 127.0.0.0       0.0.0.0         255.0.0.0       U     0      0        0 lo
> 0.0.0.0         192.168.0.1     0.0.0.0         UG    0      0        0 eth0
> 
> I understand the 192.168 and the 127 IP addresses, above, but I don't 
> recognize 169.245.0.0. Is that likely to be Comcast, my ISP?
> 

I had this same question last week when running down a Fedora core issue.
The 169 is a built in place holder(yeah, don't ask me why))
even flushing the tables doesn't remove it.
Or at least this was the explanation from my Boss when I asked.

Harry