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Re: ARP problem on duumy0

To: Shawn Cannon <SCannon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: ARP problem on duumy0
Cc: "'lvs-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <lvs-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
From: Julian Anastasov <uli@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 07:00:46 +0300 (EEST)
        Hello,

On Mon, 24 Jul 2000, Shawn  Cannon wrote:

> Hi -
> 
> I have a red hat 6.2/linux 2.2.14 system with the dummy0 and multiple
> aliased interfaces (i.e. dummy0:1, dummy0:2, etc.) configured to be hidden.
> I ran the "echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/all/hidden" and the "echo 1 >
> /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/dummyo/hidden" commands and at first this appeared
> to hide the dummy0 interface and all of its aliased interfaces as well.
> However I can now ping the dummy0 interface as well as the aliases from a
> separate client machine and get a response. Doing a "more" on hidden

        You can not use the hidden flag to stop ping

> returned a value of one, so this interface should still be hidden I would
> think. Running ifconfig -a shows the interface to be set to NOARP. Any ideas
> why this interface can still respond to ARP requests? Is there a way ro

        Any evidence for ARP reply? tcpdump -e output?

        You have to check with:

        client#  arp -d vip ; ping vip

        I assume there is no other host on the LAN that can respond.

> re-force the interface into a hidden state? Thanks...
> 
> Shawn Cannon
> Sales Engineer
> 100 Apollo Drive
> Chelmsford, MA
> 978-250-3270 x521
> 
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Regards

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Julian Anastasov <uli@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>



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