Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 08:08:01 +0800 From: francisv@dagupan.com To: anu@nttmcl.com, method@method.cx, freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: kernel arp messages Message-ID: <10F29E27A956D511B0940050DA8D86A908F8F9@chat.dagupan.com>
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Is it possible to specify a gateway for each NIC on the next release of FreeBSD? > -----Original Message----- > From: Anuranjan [mailto:anu@nttmcl.com] > Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 8:02 AM > To: 'Mike Saunders'; freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: RE: kernel arp messages > > I recently came across the same prblem myself. You're facing it because of > the same subnet mask on your cards. In freeBSD if you configure two cards > on the same subnet the kernel gets confused as to which card is the > gateway > to the router. THe kernel seems to make this decision based on the fact > that if you want to configure two cards on the same machine you want to > use > it as a gateway between two different networks/subnets. > > --A > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Mike Saunders > Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 4:45 PM > To: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: kernel arp messages > > > Hello! > I'm hoping somebody can help me with this problem. I'm about at my > wit's end. The problem is that i'm receiving the following messages > constantly, at the console, in the syslog, and to root's terminal. > > Sep 18 15:01:54 router /kernel: arp: 209.74.92.1 is on xl0 but got reply > from 00 > :00:a2:66:83:41 on ep0 > Sep 18 15:01:54 router last message repeated 4 times > Sep 18 15:01:54 router /kernel: arp: 209.74.87.1 is on lo0 but got reply > from 00 > :60:08:35:57:4e on xl0 > Sep 18 15:01:55 router last message repeated 2 times > Sep 18 15:01:55 router /kernel: arp: 209.74.87.193 is on ep0 but got reply > from > 00:50:da:c7:e7:68 on xl0 > Sep 18 15:01:55 router /kernel: arp: 209.74.87.1 is on lo0 but got reply > from 00 > :60:08:35:57:4e on xl0 > > I'm running a 3.4-RELEASE i386 machine with two network cards. The > machine acts as a router between my LAN and my provider's network. ep0 is > the NIC connected to my LAN and xl0 is my provider's network. > > > Here's my network configuration: > > bash# ifconfig ep0 > ep0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 > inet 209.74.87.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 209.74.87.255 > ether 00:60:08:35:57:4e > bash# ifconfig xl0 > xl0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 > inet 209.74.92.209 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 209.74.92.255 > ether 00:50:da:c7:e3:1a > media: 10baseT/UTP <half-duplex> > > my /etc/rc.conf looks like this: > > ifconfig_xl0="inet 209.74.92.209 netmask 255.255.255.0" > ifconfig_ep0="inet 209.74.87.1 netmask 255.255.255.0" > hostname="router.cland-minot.com" > gateway_enable="YES" > defaultrouter="209.74.92.1" > > I tried to enable arpproxy_all="YES" in /etc/rc.conf, but that's > not helping, I still got spammed by all the arp messages. With the new > IIS exploit causing such increased traffic flow, the arp messages are > making console useless by filling the screen as well as lagging the system > horribly by churning the disk so much (It's only a pentium 60). I can't > even log into the machine via ssh. The only way to get a shell on it is > to pull the network lines and use the console. > > So, in short, besides redirecting console and syslog to /dev/null, > what can I do to make these arp messages go away? > > Thanks! > > -Mike Saunders > method@method.cx > > Network Administrator - cland-minot.com > msaunders@cland-minot.com > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
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