Re: [2.4 PATCH] bugfix: ARP respond on all devices

[Bernd Eckenfels]

In article <200308171555280781.0067FB36@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> you wrote:
> So, if you have a router performing Proxy ARP... you don't need to
> reply to the "bad" Linux ARP Request, right?

Linux does not do bad requests, it does only do "bad" answers.

> "An ARP request is discarded if the source IP address is not in the
> same subnet."

In the same subnet of what? Sure it is in the same subnet as the host, since
it counts all its interfaces, wich is generally a good thing.

Greetings
Bernd
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