Title: Re: [pfSense Support] DHCP Server - Enable Static ARP entries
Glad to help.  Out of curiosity, where does the pfsense/CP keep the MAC address state information?


From: Scott Ullrich [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Mon 2/20/2006 5:02 PM
To: support@pfsense.com
Subject: Re: [pfSense Support] DHCP Server - Enable Static ARP entries

On 2/20/06, Wesley K. Joyce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I was testing the static ARP feature in the DHCP.  I see it created the
> static arp entries, which I confirmed by executing a 'arp –an' from the
> exec.php.  When I turn off static arp entries, the permanent arp entries
> don't go away.
>
> My immediate thought was all that needs to happen is an 'arp –da', but I
> suspect that my interfere with whatever is going on with the Captive Portal?
>
> On the other hand, arp entries could easily time out from the arp cache way
> before the idle or hard limit is reached in the CP.  Obviously the arp table
> would be rebuilt as frames are sent.  So this seems to disprove my previous
> statement.
>
> So pfsense gods, what is required to get the disabling of static arp entries
> to work without breaking anything else?

arp -da will work okay.   I'll commit the fix, thanks for bringing it
to my attention.

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