Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S270436AbTHQRDm (ORCPT ); Sun, 17 Aug 2003 13:03:42 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S270438AbTHQRDm (ORCPT ); Sun, 17 Aug 2003 13:03:42 -0400 Received: from 5.Red-80-32-157.pooles.rima-tde.net ([80.32.157.5]:36361 "EHLO smtp.newipnet.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S270436AbTHQRDk (ORCPT ); Sun, 17 Aug 2003 13:03:40 -0400 Message-ID: <200308171845560303.00D4B163@192.168.128.16> In-Reply-To: <3F3FB275.3090601@davehollis.com> References: <20030728213933.F81299@coredump.scriptkiddie.org> <200308171509570955.003E4FEC@192.168.128.16> <200308171516090038.0043F977@192.168.128.16> <1061127715.21885.35.camel@dhcp23.swansea.linux.org.uk> <200308171555280781.0067FB36@192.168.128.16> <1061134091.21886.40.camel@dhcp23.swansea.linux.org.uk> <200308171759540391.00AA8CAB@192.168.128.16> <3F3FB275.3090601@davehollis.com> X-Mailer: Calypso Version 3.30.00.00 (4) Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 18:45:56 +0200 From: "Carlos Velasco" To: "David T Hollis" Cc: "Alan Cox" , "Lamont Granquist" , "Bill Davidsen" , "David S. Miller" , bloemsaa@xs4all.nl, "Marcelo Tosatti" , netdev@oss.sgi.com, linux-net@vger.kernel.org, layes@loran.com, torvalds@osdl.org, "Linux Kernel Mailing List" Subject: Re: [2.4 PATCH] bugfix: ARP respond on all devices Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 815 Lines: 25 On 17/08/2003 at 12:51 David T Hollis wrote: >Check out: http://www.linuxvirtualserver.org/docs/arp.html. I >understand the problem you're talking about. It's not a 'bug', it's a >feature! You need to use the hidden interface approach to have the back >end system not broadcast it's MAC for the virtual IP. I know it... but.. 1. hidden patch is not in the main linuk kernel stream.... why? 2. that "feature" makes linux to send non-RFC ARP Requests 3. what's the meaning of that "feature"? It seems to do more problems that it solves. Regards, Carlos Velasco - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/