From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 2 Aug 2002 13:07:20 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 2 Aug 2002 13:07:20 -0400 Received: from zcars04f.nortelnetworks.com ([47.129.242.57]:48083 "EHLO zcars04f.ca.nortel.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 2 Aug 2002 13:07:19 -0400 Message-ID: <3D4ABD12.BBAA0646@nortelnetworks.com> Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2002 13:10:42 -0400 From: Chris Friesen X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.77 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.18 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: question about CONFIG_IP_ACCEPT_UNSOLICITED_ARP Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org I was looking at the arp code and noticed the CONFIG_IP_ACCEPT_UNSOLICITED_ARP option. I'm a bit confused, however, since there is no way to enable this option without specifying it on the command line. Is this by intent? It seems to have been added back in 1998 in a patch by Thomas Koenig. Just curious, Chris -- Chris Friesen | MailStop: 043/33/F10 Nortel Networks | work: (613) 765-0557 3500 Carling Avenue | fax: (613) 765-2986 Nepean, ON K2H 8E9 Canada | email: cfriesen@nortelnetworks.com