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Re: HELP: Arp Problem

To: Julian Anastasov <ja@xxxxxx>
Subject: Re: HELP: Arp Problem
Cc: Joseph Mack <mack.joseph@xxxxxxx>, <lvs-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
From: "mack@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <mack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 16:20:05 -0500 (EST)
On Wed, 16 Jan 2002, Julian Anastasov wrote:

> With 2.2.x kernels you can't stop
> this device (eth1) from replying to arp requests, but if you don't
> connect the cable to it or don't put a route to it in the real-
> server's routing table, then the client won't be able to send it an
> arp request.
> ---

OK looks like I checked it for 2.2 kernels. This was about 2yrs ago 
and I haven't looked at it since.

>       Note that unconnected eth1 will not reply but eth0
> can reply for addresses configured on eth1, in some cases even
> when eth1 is marked down. So, the above solution can't work for 2.2+.
> Or may be there is a working variant based on some way for filtering
> the probes? We know that eth0 is used to talk with the network
> where VIP is participating, so eth0 can freely reply.

will go look and update the HOWTO

Thanks Joe
> 

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