On Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:33:03 +0200 Axel Freyn <axel-fr...@gmx.de> wrote:
> Hi Celejar, > On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 05:20:31PM -0400, Celejar wrote: > > Does Linux respect gratuitous arp replies? This page claims that it > > does: > > > > Linux kernels will respect gratuitous ARP frames. > > > > http://linux-ip.net/html/ether-arp.html > > It depends on your configuration: > > If you do: > > echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/all/arp_accept > > it will accept them. > > With > > echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/all/arp_accept > > they are ignored. Thanks much for this information. I see that it's currently set (default? I don't recall ever touching this setting) to 0, so that may have been the problem. I don't have access to the other system currently, but I'll certainly check whether changing this works, when I get a chance. Thanks again, Celejar -- foffl.sourceforge.net - Feeds OFFLine, an offline RSS/Atom aggregator mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100415153853.f46e5f69.cele...@gmail.com
