From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 9 14:36:43 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1A3BA1065672; Fri, 9 Jul 2010 14:36:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from remko@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0B9508FC1B; Fri, 9 Jul 2010 14:36:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id o69Eage7064352; Fri, 9 Jul 2010 14:36:42 GMT (envelope-from remko@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from remko@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id o69EagcO064348; Fri, 9 Jul 2010 14:36:42 GMT (envelope-from remko) Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2010 14:36:42 GMT Message-Id: <201007091436.o69EagcO064348@freefall.freebsd.org> To: pmiseiko@gmail.com, remko@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-net@FreeBSD.org From: remko@FreeBSD.org Cc: Subject: Re: misc/148463: [arp] ARP cache can be poisoned or polluted with ease. X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:36:43 -0000 Synopsis: [arp] ARP cache can be poisoned or polluted with ease. State-Changed-From-To: open->closed State-Changed-By: remko State-Changed-When: Fri Jul 9 14:36:42 UTC 2010 State-Changed-Why: Hello, this is why we invented static ARP if you do not want to have the cache modified. Else this is a perfectly valid usage, if I change some hardware for example I can force update the ARP entry by connecting to the box that needs to be updated. If that would only happen when the box needs to query the device for some reason it could take a long time which is not desired. Would you please be so kind to review the items you are submitting first before sending in a PR ? Either discuss it on net@ or search around at google so that you are informed about what is fine and what is not. Eventhough my harsh previous words, I still would like to thank you (again) for trying to make FReeBSD better.. http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=148463