Re: [2.2] Network Interface aliasing

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Tue, 9 Nov 1999 19:01:53 +0000 (GMT)


> If this has changed in 2.2.x, and the kernel flags wrong MAC
> addr packets before passing them to the IP layer great.

Both later 2.0 and all 2.2 handle this correctly and do checking in software
for PROMISC devices. It was a bug.

That isnt a catchall however. It is legal to have a single MAC per machine
with multiple interfaces (eg some Sun systems). This does wonderful
wonderful things to switches 8)

Alan

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