Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 12:14:18 -0700 From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> To: "Rodney W. Grimes" <freebsd@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> Cc: ak03@gte.com (Alexander N. Kabaev), dmmiller@cvzoom.net (Donn Miller), current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Overwhelming messages from /sys/netinet/if_ether.c Message-ID: <200004071914.MAA00729@mass.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 07 Apr 2000 11:33:29 PDT." <200004071833.LAA41098@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net>
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> > The message in question can be extremely useful in case there is IP address > > clash on the local network. I suggest we just change the code in question to > > ignore clashes over 0.0.0.0 address only. > > No, don't do that, anyone arping 0.0.0.0 on any network around here > I sure as heck want to know about it asap! Then use a tool designed for the job. You'll only get this message on a system that's a DHCP client and currently trying to get a lease. I don't think that you would ever get any utility from the code as it stands, so the change is not going to affect you. (Note that if you were to configure a system to listen on 0.0.0.0 in order to use this message, you would then be arping for 0.0.0.0, which would appear to defeat your purpose.) Can I kindly suggest that you go find a bridge or a dam or some gun-control law to go oppose for a few months? This random sniper activity is pretty irritating. 8( -- \\ Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. \\ Mike Smith \\ Tell him he should learn how to fish himself, \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ and he'll hate you for a lifetime. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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