diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b233eb4..e7d576d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
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+]
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+dependencies = [
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+ "futures-core",
+ "futures-executor",
+ "futures-io",
+ "futures-sink",
+ "futures-task",
+ "futures-util",
+]
+
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+ "futures-task",
+ "futures-util",
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+dependencies = [
+ "futures-channel",
+ "futures-core",
+ "futures-io",
+ "futures-macro",
+ "futures-sink",
+ "futures-task",
+ "memchr",
+ "pin-project-lite",
+ "pin-utils",
+ "slab",
+]
+
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+checksum = "4088d739b183546b239688ddbc79891831df421773df95e236daf7867866d355"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+]
+
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+dependencies = [
+ "autocfg",
+]
+
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 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bytes",
+ "futures",
+ "ipnetwork",
+ "rtnetlink",
  "thiserror",
  "tokio",
  "tracing",
@@ -134,6 +265,84 @@ dependencies = [
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+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "byteorder",
+ "libc",
+ "netlink-packet-utils",
+]
+
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+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "bitflags 1.3.2",
+ "byteorder",
+ "libc",
+ "netlink-packet-core",
+ "netlink-packet-utils",
+]
+
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+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "byteorder",
+ "paste",
+ "thiserror",
+]
+
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+dependencies = [
+ "bytes",
+ "futures",
+ "log",
+ "netlink-packet-core",
+ "netlink-sys",
+ "tokio",
+]
+
+[[package]]
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+dependencies = [
+ "bytes",
+ "futures",
+ "libc",
+ "log",
+ "tokio",
+]
+
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+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 1.3.2",
+ "cc",
+ "cfg-if",
+ "libc",
+ "memoffset",
+]
+
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@@ -188,12 +397,24 @@ dependencies = [
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+[[package]]
+name = "paste"
+version = "1.0.15"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "57c0d7b74b563b49d38dae00a0c37d4d6de9b432382b2892f0574ddcae73fd0a"
+
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+checksum = "8b870d8c151b6f2fb93e84a13146138f05d02ed11c7e7c54f8826aaaf7c9f184"
+
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 dependencies = [
- "bitflags",
+ "bitflags 2.8.0",
+]
+
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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+dependencies = [
+ "futures",
+ "log",
+ "netlink-packet-route",
+ "netlink-proto",
+ "nix",
+ "thiserror",
+ "tokio",
 ]
 
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+checksum = "e8dfc9d19bdbf6d17e22319da49161d5d0108e4188e8b680aef6299eed22df60"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde_derive",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "serde_derive"
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+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
+
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@@ -242,6 +498,12 @@ dependencies = [
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+[[package]]
+name = "shlex"
+version = "1.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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+
 [[package]]
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@@ -251,6 +513,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
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+[[package]]
+name = "slab"
+version = "0.4.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8f92a496fb766b417c996b9c5e57daf2f7ad3b0bebe1ccfca4856390e3d3bb67"
+dependencies = [
+ "autocfg",
+]
+
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diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1a78d26..93a0527 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,3 +10,6 @@ anyhow = "1.0"
 tracing = "0.1"
 tracing-subscriber = "0.3"
 bytes = "1.10.0"
+rtnetlink = "0.9.0"
+futures = "0.3.31"
+ipnetwork = "0.18.0"
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 261be7e..5a035fa 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ mod event;
 mod event_queue;
 mod packets;
 pub mod peer;
+mod routing;
 mod state;
diff --git a/src/routing.rs b/src/routing.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef1e377
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routing.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+use std::{
+    net::IpAddr,
+    ops::{Deref, DerefMut},
+    str::FromStr,
+};
+
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
+use futures::TryStreamExt;
+use rtnetlink::{new_connection, IpVersion};
+use tracing::info;
+
+use crate::{config::Config, error::ConfigParseError};
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone)]
+struct LocRib;
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy, Hash, PartialOrd, Ord)]
+pub struct Ipv4Network(ipnetwork::Ipv4Network);
+
+impl Deref for Ipv4Network {
+    type Target = ipnetwork::Ipv4Network;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        &self.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl DerefMut for Ipv4Network {
+    fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Target {
+        &mut self.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<ipnetwork::Ipv4Network> for Ipv4Network {
+    fn from(ip_network: ipnetwork::Ipv4Network) -> Self {
+        Self(ip_network)
+    }
+}
+
+impl FromStr for Ipv4Network {
+    type Err = ConfigParseError;
+
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        let network = s
+            .parse::<ipnetwork::Ipv4Network>()
+            .context(format!("cannot parse Ipv4Network: {:?}", s))?;
+
+        Ok(Self(network))
+    }
+}
+
+impl LocRib {
+    pub async fn new(config: &Config) -> Result<Self> {
+        todo!();
+    }
+
+    async fn lookup_kernel_routing_table(
+        network_address: Ipv4Network,
+    ) -> Result<(Vec<Ipv4Network>)> {
+        let (connection, handle, _) = new_connection()?;
+        tokio::spawn(connection);
+        let mut routes = handle.route().get(IpVersion::V4).execute();
+
+        let mut results = vec![];
+        while let Some(route) = routes.try_next().await? {
+            let destination = if let Some((IpAddr::V4(addr), prefix)) = route.destination_prefix() {
+                ipnetwork::Ipv4Network::new(addr, prefix)?.into()
+            } else {
+                continue;
+            };
+
+            if destination != network_address {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            results.push(destination);
+        }
+
+        Ok(results)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use crate::routing::LocRib;
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn locrib_can_lookup_kernel_routing_table() {
+        let network = ipnetwork::Ipv4Network::new("192.168.0.0".parse().unwrap(), 16)
+            .unwrap()
+            .into();
+        let routes = LocRib::lookup_kernel_routing_table(network).await.unwrap();
+        let expected = vec![network];
+        assert_eq!(routes, expected);
+    }
+}