> I think this is probably my best bet, however I noticed this in the arp
> manpage:
> NOTE: As of kernel 2.2.0 it is no longer possible
> to set an ARP entry for an entire subnet.
>
> and as far as I can tell, that means i *do* have to put in ~250 entries :/
> Hopefully this removed for a good reason as it looks to cause a big
> headache.
You don't. You can set your routing table properly, then do
echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/all/proxy_arp
The kernel will do proxy arp based on your routing table, saving you
that lot of arp table entries.
greetings
endre
-- ..all in all it's just another rule in the firewall./Ping Flood/
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