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Re: ARP: multiple entries (possible bug)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Bernd Eckenfels)
Tue Jun 6 06:15:21 1995
To: submit-linux-dev-net@ratatosk.yggdrasil.com
From: ukd1@rzstud1.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de (Bernd Eckenfels)
Date: 6 Jun 1995 08:19:28 GMT
Herbert Rosmanith (herp@wildsau.idv.uni-linz.ac.at) wrote:
> >> 140.78.40.62 10Mbps Ethernet 00:C0:6C:41:42:31 C *
> >> 140.78.40.31 10Mbps Ethernet 00:00:0C:08:28:37 C *
> >> 140.78.40.62 10Mbps Ethernet 40:52:43:D0:0D:38 CMP *
> now, which MAC-address is the kernel going to take when doing ARP-lookups ?
> probably, before insertion, it could do an arp_find ?
The Kernel looks up at installationtime of the proxy-arp entry the route to the
specified IP Address. The device connected to this route will be stored in
the arp entry (unfortunaltely u cant view it). The Kernel will respond on
each ARPable Device expect for the device stored in the Arp-Table. The
KErnel itself will use the hased (non proxy) entry for sending out packets,
only.
Greetings
Bernd
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