From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261254AbUKWODe (ORCPT ); Tue, 23 Nov 2004 09:03:34 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261253AbUKWOCE (ORCPT ); Tue, 23 Nov 2004 09:02:04 -0500 Received: from cimice4.lam.cz ([212.71.168.94]:16256 "EHLO beton.cybernet.src") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261201AbUKWOA0 (ORCPT ); Tue, 23 Nov 2004 09:00:26 -0500 Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 14:00:25 +0000 From: Karel Kulhavy To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Running Ethernet without ARP Message-ID: <20041123140025.GA32447@beton.cybernet.src> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Orientation: Gay Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hello man netdevice says: "IFF_NOARP No arp protocol, L2 deswtination address not set". Is it possible to run ptp Ethernet link between two Linux routers this way? I would like to run the link with two constraints: 1) no ARP protocol used 2) The link should continue to work even if root access to one computer is inaccessible and the NIC in the other one is replaced without changing it's MAC (for example because it doesn't support MAC change) Cl< -- Thanks to all free technology developers for the things they are making available to general public. Free technology includes free software.