> Stefan Esser writes:
> > You could have blocked reception of ARP requests / ARP replies in your IPFW
> > rules on one of the systems involved. Just try again with a completely open
>
> FYI-
> There's no way to block ARP packets with ipfw... it only
> deals with IP packets.
er... if you use bridging and enable ipfw on bridged packets
(net.link.ether.bridge_ipfw=1) then you can block non-ip packets if
you don't use an open firewall.
I don't think the original poster is in this situation that's why i did
not spoke before.
cheers
luigi
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