Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 28 Feb 2000 14:03:35 -0500 (EST) | From | "Richard B. Johnson" <> | Subject | Re: How to survive in a Micro$oft environment?? |
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On Mon, 28 Feb 2000, Jeff V. Merkey wrote:
[SNIPPED...] > > This need to get fixed ASAP. The only solution for customers at present > with mixed networks is to unplug the networking cable from the back of > the system during LIZARD install, manually enter the TCPIP info, then > reboot the machine prior to attempting to plug it into a live network. >
What is it that Linux (not some program shipped by some vendor) is doing wrong that should be fixed? Is it replying to an inquiry incorrectly?
I think that if Linux did not reply to an ARP on the broadcast or network address it would become a 'quiet neighbor`, but would that hurt something?
Cheers, Dick Johnson
Penguin : Linux version 2.3.41 on an i686 machine (800.63 BogoMips).
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