em devices not sending proper arp packets ...

[Marc G. Fournier]

Sweet, thanks ... just had to use that, and works like a charm ... :)



On Mon, 14 Nov 2005, Jon Simola wrote:

> On 11/14/05, Marc G. Fournier <scrappy at hub.org> wrote:
>
>> There is a problem with the latest 4-STABLE where when you move an IP from
>> one server on the network to a new one, a proper arp packet isn't being
>> sent upstream, so the router isn't getting the change ...
>
>> Does anyone have a 'work around' for this?
>
> arp -s 10.0.2.3 00:00:10:20:30:45 pub
>
> On the "old" owner of the ip address, publish the MAC of the new owner
> (10.0.2.3 being the ip that was moved, 00:00:10:20:30:45 being the new
> MAC). I do this all the time as someone set this stupid Cisco switch
> up with a 2 hour ARP cache and I can't change/disable it.
>
> Once you verify that the router gets updated, delete the published arp entry.
>
> --
> Jon Simola
> Systems Administrator
> ABC Communications
>
>

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