Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 09:12:59 -0500 From: Bill Vermillion <bv@wjv.com> To: Vitaliy Ovsyannikov <V.Ovsyannikov@kr.ru> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: incomplete+permanent arp entries Message-ID: <20060209141259.GA17914@wjv.com> In-Reply-To: <176144277.20060209173923@kr.ru> References: <176144277.20060209173923@kr.ru>
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At Thu, Feb 09, 2006 at 17:39 , our malformed and occasionally flatulent friend Vitaliy Ovsyannikov spewed forth this fount of brain juice: > 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' And 1.2.3.4 is not valid syntax. xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx - the MAC address - should preceded and add the IP address with a hostname into /etc/hosts You probably just overlooked that line in the man page. > # 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? You left out 'user error'. Bill -- Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com
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