On Sun, 2010-08-29 at 00:27 +0300, Nadav Har'El wrote: > Now, what happens is that while my wife's Windows computer works well with > that switch, my Linux computer does not. Sniffing the network, I see that > my Linux computer sends out DHCP broadcasts (to get an IP address from the > house's DHCP server) or ARP broadcasts (to contact the gateway), but while > replies for these queries are being generated, they are not forwarded by the > switch to my Linux computer! [... snipped ...] > I could have concluded that that EDIMAX switch is simply broken, if it > weren't for the fact the Windows computer works perfectly behind it! What > could possibly be the cause for the Windows computer to connect correctly > behind the switch, while the Linux computer doesn't? Has anyone ever seen > such a problem?
Do the replies to the DHCP and ARP broadcasts of the MS-Windows computer get forwarded to it by the switch? If yes, are they formatted any differently from those of the Linux machine? --- Omer -- What happens if one mixes together evolution with time travel to the past? See: http://www.zak.co.il/a/stuff/opinions/eng/evol_tm.html My own blog is at http://www.zak.co.il/tddpirate/ My opinions, as expressed in this E-mail message, are mine alone. They do not represent the official policy of any organization with which I may be affiliated in any way. WARNING TO SPAMMERS: at http://www.zak.co.il/spamwarning.html _______________________________________________ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
