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Update ip.8 man page to describe route table id values 

2.6 kernel allows 2^32 route tables, but documentation stated only
255 values were possible.
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Stephen Hemminger 2010-04-22 15:24:37 -07:00
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@ -1395,13 +1395,13 @@ normal routing tables.
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.B Route tables:
Linux-2.x can pack routes into several routing
tables identified by a number in the range from 1 to 255 or by
name from the file
Linux-2.x can pack routes into several routing tables identified
by a number in the range from 1 to 2^31 or by name from the file
.B /etc/iproute2/rt_tables
By default all normal routes are inserted into the
.B main
table (ID 254) and the kernel only uses this table when calculating routes.
Values (0, 253, 254, and 255) are reserved for built-in use.
.sp
Actually, one other table always exists, which is invisible but