Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 08:48:23 -0500 (EST) From: mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: docs/32004: FAQ: new error message Message-ID: <200111151348.IAA43064@blackhelicopters.org>
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>Number: 32004
>Category: docs
>Synopsis: FAQ: new error message
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-doc
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: change-request
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Thu Nov 15 05:50:05 PST 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Michael Lucas
>Release: FreeBSD 3.5-STABLE i386
>Organization:
None
>Environment:
recent -doc tree
>Description:
Following a discussion on -questions, with tcpdump output, I believe
this is the correct answer to this question.
>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:
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discouraged for the reasons listed above.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
+
+ <qandaentry>
+ <question id="unknown-hw-addr-format">
+ <para>What are these <errorname>arp: unknown hardware
+ address format</errorname> error messages?</para>
+ </question>
+
+ <answer>
+ <para>This means that some device on your local Ethernet is
+ using a MAC address in a format that FreeBSD does not
+ recognize. This is probably caused by someone
+ experimenting with an Ethernet card somewhere else on the
+ network. You'll see this most commonly on cable modem
+ networks. It is harmless, and should not affect the
+ performance of your FreeBSD machine.</para>
+ </answer>
+ </qandaentry>
</qandaset>
</chapter>
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