Gleb Smirnoff wrote: > > glebius 2005-11-08 12:05:57 UTC > > FreeBSD src repository > > Modified files: > sys/netinet if_ether.c > Log: > Rework ARP retransmission algorythm so that ARP requests are > retransmitted without suppression, while there is demand for > such ARP entry. As before, retransmission is rate limited to > one packet per second. Details: > - Remove net.link.ether.inet.host_down_time > - Do not set/clear RTF_REJECT flag on route, to > avoid rt_check() returning error. We will generate error > ourselves. > - Return EWOULDBLOCK on first arp_maxtries failed > requests , and return EHOSTDOWN/EHOSTUNREACH > on further requests. > - Retransmit ARP request always, independently from return > code. Ratelimit to 1 pps.
I like this. Before it would report unreachable for some time and then no longer if the hold down time was over. Now it continuously sends it after the initial ARP lookup expired. -- Andre _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/cvs-all To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
