Date: Fri, 05 May 2017 08:20:46 +0100 From: "George Neville-Neil" <gnn@neville-neil.com> To: "Hannes Mehnert" <hannes@mehnert.org> Cc: transport@freebsd.org Subject: Re: dupliceated icmp echo request Message-ID: <A118115D-E18B-4BBF-B342-3A19D8F32644@neville-neil.com> In-Reply-To: <ed0692b4-59a8-a918-90d0-2eb204884c98@mehnert.org> References: <ed0692b4-59a8-a918-90d0-2eb204884c98@mehnert.org>
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On 13 Sep 2016, at 16:39, Hannes Mehnert wrote: > hello, > > (sorry in case this is the wrong mailing list) > > while doing some network testing, I discovered that my FreeBSD > (r304285, > but likely earlier + released ones as well) sends out two > (bytewise-)identical ICMP echo requests shortly after each other when > I > ping the broadcast (IPv4) address on an interface [tested with: > tap,em,iwm]. > > This behaviour does not meet my expectations - is there any specific > reason for this behaviour; it behaves well (sending out a single ICMP > echo request) if I ping a unicast host. > This got lost in my inbox. Definitely happens on 11, and I think it's a bug. Looking into it now. Please create a PR and assign it to me. Best, George
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