Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 24 Jul 2001 10:03:54 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 24 Jul 2001 10:03:44 -0400 Received: from sundiver.zdv.Uni-Mainz.DE ([134.93.174.136]:8944 "HELO duron.intern.kubla.de") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Tue, 24 Jul 2001 10:03:32 -0400 Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 16:03:26 +0200 From: Dominik Kubla To: Michael Poole Cc: Paul Jakma , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Arp problem Message-ID: <20010724160326.G31198@intern.kubla.de> In-Reply-To: <20010724140916.F31198@intern.kubla.de> <87k80y8qsz.fsf@cj46222-a.reston1.va.home.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <87k80y8qsz.fsf@cj46222-a.reston1.va.home.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.18i X-No-Archive: yes Restrict: no-external-archive Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Original-Recipient: rfc822;linux-kernel-outgoing On Tue, Jul 24, 2001 at 08:17:16AM -0400, Michael Poole wrote: > > This may be a stupid question, but does > cat 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/eth0/send_redirects > help the problem any (for the proper value of "eth0")? A college > roommate of mine once had the same problem, and clearing > send_redirects for the interface fixed it for him. > > -- Michael Poole It may be a work-around, but it does not solve the problem. There are legitimate uses of redirects and simply disabling them might cause different problems. The correct solution is to have the kernel treat aliased interfaces the same as interfaces on different networking cards. Dominik -- ScioByte GmbH, Zum Schiersteiner Grund 2, 55127 Mainz (Germany) Phone: +49 6131 550 117 Fax: +49 6131 610 99 16 GnuPG: 717F16BB / A384 F5F1 F566 5716 5485 27EF 3B00 C007 717F 16BB - 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/