David S. Miller wrote:
From: Jon DeVree <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I've noticed in the past that the address owned by an interface is
still pingable after that interface is brought down.
People bring this up all the time and this behavior is
intentional.
This is becoming a serious FAQ and very
So where's the linux networking faq? I've been lurking here long enough
to know that there's no shortage of faqs, but there's no canonical
netdev faq that i'm aware of. Maybe one should be started?
Jason
http://linux-net.osdl.org/index.php/ is the linux networking canonical wiki.
I've added th
From: Jon DeVree <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 15:48:18 -0400
> I've noticed in the past that the address owned by an interface is
> still pingable after that interface is brought down.
People bring this up all the time and this behavior is
intentional.
Linux uses a "host based" add
I've noticed in the past that the address owned by an interface is still
pingable after that interface is brought down. This appears to be
because the routing table entry for the address itself is never removed
when the interface is brought down. I'm curious if this is desired
behavior or if this i