Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 23:28:51 +0300 From: Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@FreeBSD.org> To: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/usr.sbin/arp arp.4 Message-ID: <20051124202851.GL25711@cell.sick.ru> In-Reply-To: <200511241344.jAODigrL084354@repoman.freebsd.org> References: <200511241344.jAODigrL084354@repoman.freebsd.org>
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On Thu, Nov 24, 2005 at 01:44:42PM +0000, Ruslan Ermilov wrote:
R> ru 2005-11-24 13:44:42 UTC
R>
R> FreeBSD src repository
R>
R> Modified files:
R> usr.sbin/arp arp.4
R> Log:
R> Improve the documentation of "proxyall" knob, somewhat: we do not
R> proxy for hosts that are reachable through the same interface the
R> request came in from. This feature is mainly for hosts reachable
R> through some P2P link, e.g. the gif(4) tunnel.
Actually people use it also to split a big Ethernet segment into
pieces, but use router, not bridge. For example:
10.0.0.0/25
/
[Router]
\
10.0.0.128/25
The clients has /24 mask configured on their interfaces, the and
the router has proxyarp turned on.
--
Totus tuus, Glebius.
GLEBIUS-RIPN GLEB-RIPE
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