because your pinging your own interface
""Ray Smith"" wrote in message
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> Guys,
>
> I was putting a lab together and noticed something wierd. I configured my
> Sparc (Unix) station's Le0 interface with an IP address, brought it up and
> decided to play around with it a little. I noticed that I could ping the
IP
> that I configured on the interface although it was disconnected
from/plugged
> OUT of the hub. I asked one of the Unix guys at my job if this was
strange
> and he said NO! He could not tell me why but only said that it will
always
> be able to ping the IP address configured on the box despite the fact that
> it is not connected to a Hub.
>
> What I need to know guys is WHY. I am not just satisfied with the fact
that
> it is suppose happen unless I can know WHY it happen. Any takers here?
> Thanks dude.
>
> Ray
>
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