Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2004 18:12:52 -0500 From: Barney Wolff <barney@databus.com> To: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@hub.org> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Odd behaviour on em0 device in -stable ... I think ... Message-ID: <20040104231252.GA71628@pit.databus.com> In-Reply-To: <20040104162220.S28998@ganymede.hub.org> References: <20040104162220.S28998@ganymede.hub.org>
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On Sun, Jan 04, 2004 at 04:31:41PM -0400, Marc G. Fournier wrote: > > The problem is that I want to move an IP from one of the other servers > (all with fxp interfaces) over to the 4th, with the em device ... I -alias > the IP from the fxp device, and alias it over to the em device, and I can > no longer access it remotely ... > > If I alias it onto any of hte other two fxp based servers, it works fine. Something, either the switch or the router, has a stale arp table entry. It's a little curious that this ever works, without resetting whatever it is. Perhaps the fxp's manage to send a gratuitous arp when taking on a new alias. -- Barney Wolff http://www.databus.com/bwresume.pdf I'm available by contract or FT, in the NYC metro area or via the 'Net.
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