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From: Tom Samplonius <tom@sdf.com>
To: Danny Braniss <danny@cs.huji.ac.il>
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Subject: Re: PROXY ARP 
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On Wed, 13 Aug 1997, Danny Braniss wrote:

> In message <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970812212612.11837C-100000@misery.sdf.com>you write:
> }
> }On Tue, 12 Aug 1997, Danny Braniss wrote:
> }
> }> 	Looking at the kernel sources, i see that FreeBsd has fix so
> }> as not to send  ARP Reply to the 'wrong' interface, but there are,
> }> IMHO, some other problems. 
> }
> }  The whole idea of bridging has some problems.  Route and/or switch
> }instead.  
> }
> }Tom
> }
> 
> Agreed, but in my case there is no such box available - im trying to
> bridge an ethernet-lan with a 2gb network (Myrinet).

  If you can connect the myrinet to the FreeBSD can't you just route
between the two?  

> 	danny
> 
> 

Tom