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From: Vinolin <vinolin@nodeinfotech.com>
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Subject: ip_route_input in arp_rcv
Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 15:06:42 +0530
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Hello all,

While i'm going through the arp.c code, 
found a checking "ip_route_input".
We can find out the address type whether it is "RTN_LOCAL" etc. by calling 
inet_addr_type itself. Why we need ip_route_input here.

Please clear my doubt.

Thanks in advance,
Vinolin.