Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 19:30:23 -0600 From: "Mark J. Sommer" <msommer@argotsoft.com> To: francisv@dagupan.com, anu@nttmcl.com, method@method.cx, freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: kernel arp messages Message-ID: <3.0.3.32.20010918193023.01463ec8@mail> In-Reply-To: <10F29E27A956D511B0940050DA8D86A908F8F9@chat.dagupan.com>
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I have several client's I've setup with multiple gateways (office WAN, Internet Gateway). I think this thread is derailed. 4.3 Release and prior (as far as I know) have long supported this configuration. At 08:08 AM 9/19/2001 +0800, francisv@dagupan.com wrote: >Is it possible to specify a gateway for each NIC on the next release of >FreeBSD? > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Anuranjan [mailto:anu@nttmcl.com] >> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 8:02 AM >> To: 'Mike Saunders'; freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG >> Subject: RE: kernel arp messages >> >> I recently came across the same prblem myself. You're facing it because of >> the same subnet mask on your cards. In freeBSD if you configure two cards >> on the same subnet the kernel gets confused as to which card is the >> gateway >> to the router. THe kernel seems to make this decision based on the fact >> that if you want to configure two cards on the same machine you want to >> use >> it as a gateway between two different networks/subnets. >> >> --A >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG >> [mailto:owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Mike Saunders >> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 4:45 PM >> To: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG >> Subject: kernel arp messages >> >> >> Hello! >> I'm hoping somebody can help me with this problem. I'm about at my >> wit's end. The problem is that i'm receiving the following messages >> constantly, at the console, in the syslog, and to root's terminal. >> >> Sep 18 15:01:54 router /kernel: arp: 209.74.92.1 is on xl0 but got reply >> from 00 >> :00:a2:66:83:41 on ep0 >> Sep 18 15:01:54 router last message repeated 4 times >> Sep 18 15:01:54 router /kernel: arp: 209.74.87.1 is on lo0 but got reply >> from 00 >> :60:08:35:57:4e on xl0 >> Sep 18 15:01:55 router last message repeated 2 times >> Sep 18 15:01:55 router /kernel: arp: 209.74.87.193 is on ep0 but got reply >> from >> 00:50:da:c7:e7:68 on xl0 >> Sep 18 15:01:55 router /kernel: arp: 209.74.87.1 is on lo0 but got reply >> from 00 >> :60:08:35:57:4e on xl0 >> >> 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. >> >> >> Here's my network configuration: >> >> bash# ifconfig ep0 >> ep0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 >> inet 209.74.87.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 209.74.87.255 >> ether 00:60:08:35:57:4e >> bash# ifconfig xl0 >> xl0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 >> inet 209.74.92.209 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 209.74.92.255 >> ether 00:50:da:c7:e3:1a >> media: 10baseT/UTP <half-duplex> >> >> my /etc/rc.conf looks like this: >> >> ifconfig_xl0="inet 209.74.92.209 netmask 255.255.255.0" >> ifconfig_ep0="inet 209.74.87.1 netmask 255.255.255.0" >> hostname="router.cland-minot.com" >> gateway_enable="YES" >> defaultrouter="209.74.92.1" >> >> I tried to enable arpproxy_all="YES" in /etc/rc.conf, but that's >> not helping, I still got spammed by all the arp messages. With the new >> IIS exploit causing such increased traffic flow, the arp messages are >> making console useless by filling the screen as well as lagging the system >> horribly by churning the disk so much (It's only a pentium 60). I can't >> even log into the machine via ssh. The only way to get a shell on it is >> to pull the network lines and use the console. >> >> So, in short, besides redirecting console and syslog to /dev/null, >> what can I do to make these arp messages go away? >> >> Thanks! >> >> -Mike Saunders >> method@method.cx >> >> Network Administrator - cland-minot.com >> msaunders@cland-minot.com >> >> >> >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message >> >> >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
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