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From: Sebastian Fett <db_extern@gmx.de>
Subject: ARP response with link local IP, why not broadcast
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2015 16:38:16 +0200
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Hello!

According to RFC3927 every ARP packet (reply and request) should be sent 
as link layer broadcast as long as the sender IP is a link local 
address. (see chapter 2.5).
That functionality would help me a lot with a use case I have with our 
application.

But it is not implemented in the kernel that way.
Does anyone know why?

Regards,
Sebastian