Subject: Re: arp problem
To: Andrei Petrov <and@genesyslab.com>
From: Eric Haszlakiewicz <erh@nimenees.com>
List: current-users
Date: 09/26/2000 21:39:08
On Tue, Sep 26, 2000 at 03:39:30PM -0700, Andrei Petrov wrote:
> I tried to move net-boot server from i386/1.5B to alpha/1.5F
> and discovered that I can't make published entry by arp.
>
> I'm doing
> arp -s <hostname or ip doesn't mater> ether_addr pub
>
> arp returns silently or with error
> arp: writing to routing socket: File exists
>
> Check by 'arp -a' doesn't show requested entry.
Looks like an alpha specific problem. It just managed to completely
host the network on my alpha. I'll see if I can figure out what's
going on. Please file a PR if you haven't yet.
eric