On Sat, Jul 5, 2008 at 7:31 AM, Anders Dahl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all > > In System/Advanced Functions, there's the ability to "suppress ARP messages > when interfaces share the same physical network" > > When would you need that feature, or would I need it? >
If you have two interfaces plugged into the same broadcast domain (which generally isn't a good idea, but is unavoidable at times), it'll spam your logs with ARP messages unless you check that box. "Same physical network" is a bit of a misnomer, it should say broadcast domain. > I have two installation types. > > One with all interfaces (wan/multiple lan/management/multiple global > scopes/etc) running as vlans on the same physical interface. > > The other is with Wan on its own physical interface, and all other > interfaces running as vlans and sharing one physical interface. > That's not sharing the same broadcast domain, each VLAN is its own broadcast domain, so it doesn't apply to you. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
