"KHANN(inet)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > ������������, Lowell. > > �� ������ 25 ������� 2002 �., 19:19:04: > > LG> "KHANN(inet)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >> I'm stucked with such a problem: > >> When I'm changing ether adress of my NIC(rl driver,Compex RL8139) > >> with "ifconfig ether <NEW MAC>", pings couldn't be sent. > >> > >> What i've tried to do: > >> Of course, i've read ifconfig's,rl's and route's mans, > >> but there is no description of how to avoid my problem. > >> Every time i change my MAC, i delete previous default rote > >> and add new one(the same). > >> > >> When i go to promiscuous mode - all becomes ok. > >> > >> Thank's for reading! :) > > LG> Check the packets themselves, but my guess would be that the router is > LG> still holding the old mapping for your address, and so the FreeBSD > LG> machine can't do much to fix it. [Other than wait five minutes for > LG> the ARP mapping to time out.] > > LG> To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > LG> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > I guess, it's not router. I can't ping all working computers > in my segment. I know, that "rl" is driver with bugs. Maybe, > it's because of it?
The same problem could apply to other machines as well. If you have a switch connecting the segment, it might be filtering as well. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
