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Re: Non-arp issue

To: Victor <victord@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Non-arp issue
Cc: <lvs-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
From: Julian Anastasov <ja@xxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 19:37:29 +0200 (EET)
        Hello,

On Mon, 28 Jan 2002, Victor wrote:

> >From LVS HowTo (section 3.2 on the bottom)

http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?t=101120552300003&r=1&w=2

> Would that not work then without a hidden patch? I thought this solution was
> an alternative to the hidden patch?

        Not for 2.2+

> > This should be the best way to filter ARPs, I'm thinking
> > on implementing something on this issue but difficulties in the
> > user space stop me.
>
> Just as a hack, I think that the arp packet is a special packet, isn't it?
> Would one be able to stop it by size match (I think netfilter has a by size
> match) and by the IP. As I understand, it's a 28 byte arp responce. I know
> this is hacky and just curious if this would work or would cause packet
> loss.

        May be, I don't try such tricks. I'm thinking on special
ARP hooks.

Regards

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Julian Anastasov <ja@xxxxxx>



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