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What does "On-link" mean on the result of "route print" command?

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Mar 15, 2026184204 views
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Problem

I'm using Windows 7. When I type "route print" under command prompt, I get a IPv4 Route Table with several "On-link" values under the Gateway column. For example, like this one: So what does "On-link" mean?

Error Output

IPv4 Route Table
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Active Routes:
Network Destination        Netmask          Gateway       Interface  Metric
          0.0.0.0          0.0.0.0      192.168.1.1      192.168.1.5     25
        127.0.0.0        255.0.0.0     …

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They are addresses that can be resolved locally. They don't need a gateway because they don't need to be routed.

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