> Not all systems are fast PCs sitting on fast networks, either. We have one
> embedded system here (admittedly not Linux-based) which takes about a minute
> to load the main OS image over 10Mbps ethernet.
>
> I would think a longer default timeout value would cause fewer problems than
> a very short one.
8) If the system boots for minute and does not answer for arps
no reasonable timeout values exist.
In this case you have the only positive choice: to set permanent arp entry
for this broken host.
Alexey
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