Hi, > Also: As far as the kernel is concerned, any local IP is local to *all* > interfaces, and it will happly reply to it (ARP and so on) if allowed to. > The rp_filter will often avoid trouble here, BUT routers often have to > disable rp_filter. So add some rules to the firewall make sure nothing gets > into 127.0.0.0/8 unless it is a local packet.
So, by this implication, if I use arping and pretend to be 127.0.0.1 to another host, that host will try to ping the network if I ping 127.0.0.1 on the target host? regards, junichi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]