Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:41:49 -0400 From: Larry Baird <lab@gta.com> To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: ARP changes Message-ID: <20091012144149.GA39393@gta.com>
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I know that arp has changed a lot in FreeBSD 8. I am wondering if one change was by design? In older versions of FreeBSD, if you ping a host that is on a local network but is down, after a few seconds ping displays: ping: sendto: Host is down ping: sendto: Host is down Using arp to display the arp table shows: host.domain (x.x.x.x) at (incomplete) on em0 [ethernet] In FreeBSD 8, the incomplete arp entries don't show up. Ping never prints "Host is down'. The old behaviors can useful when trouble shooting local network problems. Is there a reason for the changes? -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Larry Baird | http://www.gta.com Global Technology Associates, Inc. | Orlando, FL Email: lab@gta.com | TEL 407-380-0220, FAX 407-380-6080
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