From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 24 Jan 2001 03:32:32 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 24 Jan 2001 03:32:22 -0500 Received: from quechua.inka.de ([212.227.14.2]:30514 "EHLO mail.inka.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 24 Jan 2001 03:32:13 -0500 From: Bernd Eckenfels To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Turning off ARP in linux-2.4.0 Message-Id: Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 09:32:13 +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In article you wrote: > The problem is complex and can't be solved with ifconfig -arp why? > The needs for clusters with shared addresses include: > 1. block ARP replies for such addresses -arp will do that > 2. don't announce these addresses in the ARP probes (can be achieved > using ip addr add IP brd + dev lo scope host) i guess -arp will disable neighbour alive probes, too? > 3. don't autoselect such addresses (for source addresses) This is not done if you do not use a route through that ip So where is the problem with -arp? Well.. another solution would be to use the ipip system instead of the arp redirection, right? Greetings Bernd - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/