Re: ARP's frustrating behavior

Ben Greear (greearb@candelatech.com)
Tue, 07 Aug 2001 19:54:25 -0700

Stuart Duncan wrote:
>
> >Evidently, this is considered a feature. However, to turn it off:
> >echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/all/arp_filter
>
> I've tried this and it doesn't work. I understand that arp_filter uses
> routing tables to determine which interfaces should respond to ARP
> queries. In my case, both interfaces are on the same network.
>
> There isn't a lot of documentation available for the use of arp_filter.
>

I put interfaces on the same network too, and it works for me. I do
use source-based routing (using the 'ip' command) though, which
may be why it works for me...

Ben

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