>
> Check that you really have route to this address going to this interface.
> Linux answers ARP only if the route goes via different interface.
All the routes are correct on my network. Everything worked correctly
before I turned on proxy_arp and works fine again since shutting it off.
>
> Alexey Kuznetsov
>
>
> PS. BTW:
>
> 1. Linux never answers duplicate address detection requests due to proxy arp.
this is *precicely* what is happening.
> 2. NT DOES NOT make duplicate address detection.
"Duplicate address detection is an important feature. When the stack is
first initialized, a "gratuitous" ARP Request is broadcast for the IP
address(es) of the local host. If another computer replies, the IP
address is already in use. When this hahpens, the Windows NT computer
will start; however IP on the offending interface is disabled, a system
log entry is generated, and a popup error message is displayed"
-Microsoft Windows NT Networking Guide, Microsoft Press page 352
> 3. NT does unsolicited ARP and the fact that it is confused by misconfigured
> proxy agent is serious (fatal, to be more exact) bug in NT.
>
if the proxy is misconfigured (or has a bug) then i dont see how you can
blame NT.
Im going to attempt the patch just posted moments ago by Christopher
Leech, seeing as he is having problems very similar to what I am
experiencing. If this patch fixes my problem as well, I will send a brief
message regarding it. Thanks for your attention.
Dave O
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