Troubleshooting Tip: Connected route /8 being installed on FortiGate-80F-DSL

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Description	This article provides a workaround for an ongoing issue on the FortiGate-80F-DSL installing /8 connected route.
Scope	FortiGate-80F-DSL
Solution	An issue occurred on FortiGate-80F-DSL tested with v7.0.15, v7.2.9, v7.4.4, and v7.6.0 where the FortiGate is advertising a connected route of /8. Sample routing table: Routing table for VRF=0 S* 0.0.0.0/0 [5/0] via 192.168.13.1, wan2, [1/0] C 169.0.0.0/8 is directly connected, dsl       <----- Automatic route installed. C 169.254.2.0/24 is directly connected, dsl This might cause an issue to have this /8 subnet traverse on another WAN interface. Workaround: Create two /9 static routes to override the /8 connected route. As /9 is a more specific route than /8, then it will override the current behavior where /8 is automatically installed. To configure static route: In CLI: Create the 1st Subnet: config router static     edit 0         set dst x.x.0.0/9       <----- Enter the Network Address of the connected route having an issue.         set gateway Y.Y.Y.Y     <----- Enter the Gateway IP.         set device *outgoing interface     end Create the 2nd Subnet: edit 0     set dst x.x.128.0/9 <----- Enter the Network Address of the connected route having an issue.     set gateway x.x.x.x <----- Enter the Gateway IP.     set device *outgoing interface end In GUI: Go to Network -> Static Routes  and select Create New. Related article: Technical Tip: How to create a static route on FortiGate from the GUI Interface