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Date:      Fri, 9 Feb 1996 11:03:43 PST
From:      Bill Fenner <fenner@parc.xerox.com>
To:        Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.tfs.com>
Cc:        CVS-committers@freefall.freebsd.org, cvs-usrsbin@freefall.freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/usr.sbin/arp arp.8 arp.c 
Message-ID:  <96Feb9.110351pst.177478@crevenia.parc.xerox.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 08 Feb 1996 22:57:23 PST." <1017.823849043@critter.tfs.com> 

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In message <1017.823849043@critter.tfs.com> you write:
>It's still needed if the existing entry is of another kind, ie. autolearned
>or put in by hand.

Are you sure?

% ping 13.2.119.1
PING 13.2.119.1 (13.2.119.1): 56 data bytes
^C
--- 13.2.119.1 ping statistics ---
2 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss
% arp 13.2.119.1
? (13.2.119.1) at (incomplete)
# arp -s 13.2.119.1 1:2:3:4:5:6
# arp 13.2.119.1
? (13.2.119.1) at 1:2:3:4:5:6 permanent
# arp eich
eich.parc.xerox.com (13.2.116.59) at 8:0:20:7:85:36
# arp -s eich 9:8:7:6:5:4
# arp eich
eich.parc.xerox.com (13.2.116.59) at 9:8:7:6:5:4 permanent
# arp -s eich 5:6:7:8:9:a
# arp eich
eich.parc.xerox.com (13.2.116.59) at 5:6:7:8:9:a permanent

An unmodified "arp" has been able to replace an unresolved, an auto-resolved, 
and a manually installed entry.  Why is -S still needed?

  Bill




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