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Re: neighbour table overflow

To: "Thompson, Robert Aubrey" <UCS_RAT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: neighbour table overflow
From: Peter Denison <peterd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 19:58:38 +0000 (GMT)
Cc: "'netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx'" <netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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On Wed, 8 Nov 2000, Thompson, Robert Aubrey wrote:

>       I've recently been directed to this list by Alan Cox, after having
> some trouble with a Linux Samba server having to many connections.  When
> reaching 1025 arp entries(arp -a -n | wc -l), I get neighbour table
> overflows and people are unable to reach the server.  I have tried following

        I seem to recall something somewhere about running a userspace
arpd, which could presumably remove your limitations.

[pauses while rummaging in docs]

It's marked as obsolete in the kernel (damn!) and is "ARP daemon support
(EXPERIMENTAL)". It does mention about a userspace arpd, but not where to
find it. Might be worth a try?

-- 
Peter Denison <peterd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Linux Driver for Promise DC4030VL cards.
See http://www.pnd-pc.demon.co.uk/promise/promise.html for details


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