Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 29 Sep 1999 15:21:01 -0700 | From | Marc Merlin <> | Subject | Re: Why no printk for duplicate IPs? |
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On mer, sep 29, 1999 at 11:47:29 +0100, 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
good point.
However, at least Solaris, Irix and 95/NT give you a warning when someone steals your IP (at runtime, not ifconfig time). I suppose they do an ARP request on their own IP after answering an ARP request themselves, and watch for an answer.
Any reason we can't do that?
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