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From: Mike Saunders <method@method.cx>
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On Tue, 18 Sep 2001, Julian Elischer wrote:

> Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 18:25:52 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org>
> To: Anuranjan <anu@nttmcl.com>
> Cc: 'Lars Eggert' <larse@ISI.EDU>, 'Mike Saunders' <method@method.cx>,
>      freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: RE: kernel arp messages
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, 18 Sep 2001, Anuranjan wrote:
> 
> > ifconfig_xl0="inet 209.74.92.209 netmask 255.255.255.0"
> > ifconfig_ep0="inet 209.74.87.1 netmask 255.255.255.0"
> > 
> > the netmasks are for the same subnet ... that is the thing that results in
> > the kernel giving out these messages. If it's two different networks/subnets
> 
> They are NOT for the same netmask...
> (92 vs 87)  but maybe they are on the same wire?
> 

No, they are not the same wire.  They're 2 networks physically seperated
by a freebsd machine with 2 NIC's acting as a router.  Although as
mentioned in my previous email, it's possible that there may be a hub
bridging the networks.  I need to go check that.


-Mike Saunders


> 
> 
> > that're in picture then you could try using different masks.
> 
> 






> 
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> 
> 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG
> > [mailto:owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Lars Eggert
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 6:26 PM
> > To: Mike Saunders; freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG
> > Subject: RE: kernel arp messages
> > 
> > 
> > > 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.
> > 
> > These ARP messages usually occur when people think they must hook two NICs
> > up to the same LAN. But your description sounds like they go out onto two
> > separate networks? Or do I misunderstand? Could you draw a picture maybe?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Lars
> > --
> > Lars Eggert <larse@isi.edu>               Information Sciences Institute
> > http://www.isi.edu/larse/              University of Southern California
> > 
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