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Date:      Thu, 4 Jan 2001 09:47:35 -0600 (CST)
From:      Guy Helmer <ghelmer@palisadesys.com>
To:        Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net>
Cc:        net@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: (forw) Two NICs In FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <Pine.LNX.4.21.0101040944330.10523-100000@magellan.palisadesys.com>
In-Reply-To: <20010103234151.R292@fw.wintelcom.net>

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On Wed, 3 Jan 2001, Alfred Perlstein wrote:

> /kernel: arp: 1.2.3.4 is on dc0 but got reply from 00:00:c5:79:d0:0c on dc1
> 
> Hi can we axe this message already?  I see the possibility of using
> two 100mbit cards on a switch with a gig uplink to be reason enough
> to either axe it, or make it a sysctl to quiet the warnings.
> 
> I've also had this broken config setup as a temporary thing and
> my console getting flooded was also quite irritating.
> 
> Anyone going to raise a rukus if I turn it
> a) off
> b) sysctl default off
> c) sysctl default on
> 
> thanks,
> -Alfred

I have also suggested this (a sysctl knob) within the past few weeks and
had no negative responses.  However, since I have not received any
messages saying "this exists for such-and-such a reason", I vote for (a).  
If you don't do it soon, I will :-)

Guy

> ----- Forwarded message from Tim Gustafson <tim@falconsoft.com> -----
> 
> From: Tim Gustafson <tim@falconsoft.com>
> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: Two NICs In FreeBSD
> Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2001 23:37:06 -0500
> Message-Id: <5.0.0.25.2.20010103233521.00a58890@esther.falconsoft.com>
> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.0
> Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> 
> Hello
> 
> I just installed two NIC cards into my FreeBSD machine that are on the same 
> LAN, each with a different IP.  However, I keep getting this sort of 
> message in my syslog:
> 
> /kernel: arp: 1.2.3.4 is on dc0 but got reply from 00:00:c5:79:d0:0c on dc1
> 
> I realize that the message is because it's getting two ARP replies, but 
> this is normal (for this network, anyhow).  How can I suppress these 
> messages from appearing in the syslog?  Is it OK to have both interfaces 
> receiving ARP replies?  Will this mess anything up?
> 
> Tim

-- 
Guy Helmer, Ph.D.
Sr. Software Engineer, Palisade Systems         ---   ghelmer@palisadesys.com
http://www.palisadesys.com/~ghelmer



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