Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 17:42:21 +0100 From: Max Laier <max@love2party.net> To: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org> Cc: net@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Another bug with netmasked aliases (with fix) Message-ID: <20041207164221.GA94019@router.laiers.local> In-Reply-To: <20041207145932.GA1336@ip.net.ua> References: <20041207145932.GA1336@ip.net.ua>
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On Tue, Dec 07, 2004 at 04:59:32PM +0200, Ruslan Ermilov wrote: > Hi Max, > > I played today with "netmasked aliases", and found what > appears to be another bug. > > Adding an alias to the Ethernet interface with the same > netmask results in this address not being pingable from > this host -- it just spits ARP requests to the wire and > never hears back (most Ethernets are simplex devices). > > I knew what the fix should look like, and then quickly > found a ready to commit solution in OpenBSD rev. 1.47. Ahh, that is part of my CARP-patch IIRC (can't easily check as I am at my university right now), will make sure later. > When testing the attached patch, make sure you do *not* > have a (host) route for the alias being added. Thanks for the HEADSUP, I'll research in depth when I get back home. -- /"\ Best regards, | mlaier@freebsd.org \ / Max Laier | ICQ #67774661 X http://pf4freebsd.love2party.net/ | mlaier@EFnet / \ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | Against HTML Mail and News
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