From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 9 10:38:40 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A399516A420 for ; Thu, 9 Feb 2006 10:38:40 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from V.Ovsyannikov@kr.ru) Received: from ns.kr.ru (ns.kr.ru [84.22.128.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 38BCA43D55 for ; Thu, 9 Feb 2006 10:38:40 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from V.Ovsyannikov@kr.ru) Received: from gravis.ncux.ru (gravis.ncux.ru [84.22.128.254]) by ns.kr.ru (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5225422E92 for ; Thu, 9 Feb 2006 17:38:38 +0700 (KRAT) Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 17:39:23 +0700 From: Vitaliy Ovsyannikov X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Message-ID: <176144277.20060209173923@kr.ru> To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: incomplete+permanent arp entries X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Vitaliy Ovsyannikov List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 10:38:40 -0000 Hello, freebsd-net. I've noticed what it is possible to make incomplete+permanent entries in kernel arp table. xx# arp -s 1.2.3.4 pub arp: invalid Ethernet address 'pub' # arp 1.2.3.4 1.2.3.4 (1.2.3.4) at (incomplete) on vlan1 permanent [vlan] In result of it's permanent entry, kernel doesn't listening for arp-replies for this host. My question is simple: is it bug or feature? -- Sincerely, Vitaliy Ovsyannikov JSC Skala, Krasnoyarsk, Russia