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

To: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [2.4 PATCH] bugfix: ARP respond on all devices
From: Michael Richardson <mcr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2003 20:09:24 -0400
Cc: Bas Bloemsaat <bloemsaa@xxxxxxxxx>, marcelo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx, linux-net@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, layes@xxxxxxxxx, torvalds@xxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 27 Jul 2003 15:12:34 PDT." <20030727151234.6e2aa57e.davem@redhat.com>
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>>>>> "David" == David S Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
    David> Bas Bloemsaat <bloemsaa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

    >> I think this is unwanted behaviour.

    David> Not a bug.  This behavior is on purpose.

  Yes, this was said 5 years ago when it was reported to netdev the first
dozen times. I didn't buy the reasoning then, and I still do not now. 

  I think that it is gratuitously incompatible behaviour which bites way 
more people in the ass than the number of people who it actually benefits.
  
    David> Use source based routes if you want to control how ARP
    David> responses behave in this way.

    David> This is becomming a FAQ.

  I eargerly await the FAQ.

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