Re: Why no printk for duplicate IPs?

Rogier Wolff (R.E.Wolff@BitWizard.nl)
Wed, 29 Sep 1999 15:55:21 +0200 (MEST)

Alan Cox wrote:
> > So, is it correct that for IPv4, linux won't report the fact that another
> > machine is answering ARP requests for one of its IPs?
> >
> > If so why?
>
> ARP Replies are unicast

On the other hand, someone should still take the time to modify
"ifconfig" to send out one or two ARPs for our OWN IP address, and if
they get answered, it should not allow the ifconfig to complete
(without the operator specifing something like --force).

(See Section 4.7, page 62, TCP/IP Illustrated Volume 1, the protocols
W. Richard Stevens. (I think I have an older edition))

Roger. 

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