From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ming-Ching Tiew Subject: Linux arp flux problem Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:16:29 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <908408.23515.qm@web31502.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii To: Net Dev Return-path: Received: from web31502.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([68.142.198.131]:42953 "HELO web31502.mail.mud.yahoo.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1751965Ab0DLDXN (ORCPT ); Sun, 11 Apr 2010 23:23:13 -0400 Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: The following link explains the Linux arp flux problem pretty well, and I myself have been burnt badly by a life site where the "arp_filter" does not help at all. http://linux-ip.net/html/ether-arp.html And I tested the kernel patch by Julian Anastasov, and it works 100% reliably :- http://www.ssi.bg/~ja/#hidden My question is the patches has been around for many years, why has it not been included into the kernel ? Is it that Linux is supposed to have this "side effects" of arp linux on purpose ? Best regards.