Re: Routing and ARP Problem - HELP

From: Tauno Voipio (tauno.voipio_at_iki.fi.NOSPAM.invalid)
Date: 03/07/05 

Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2005 17:29:18 GMT

Adem Sen wrote:
> Hello Newsgroup,
>
> I could not find any solution for my problem, and hope to fine it here.
>
> Some specifications:
> Genttoo Linux (2.6.8.1) running on HP ProLiant DL 360 G4 2x3.0 GHz
> DualCore XEON
> 1 x 2 Port OnBoard Mobo nic (tg3 module)
> 2 x 4 Port Intel Pro 1000 (So we have 10 eth Interfaces - from eth0 to
> eth9)
>
> My Problem was, that eth0 had answered to any ARP Request, which was
> sent to eth1 - eth9 for example. So it answered every arp request for he
> other Interfaces.
>
> I followed these Steps at:
> http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?p=2149737#2149737 and now my eth0
> interface answers only to ARP Requests, which are explicity for itself.
>
> But now, the other Interfaces do not function correctly. When I try to
> ping eth1 for example, I see the ARP Request (tcpdump) on eth1 but eth1
> does not answer the ARP REQUEST, so no IP connection gets established.
>
> Can anyone please give me a hint? What is wrong here? Why do my other
> eth Interfaces no more answer to ARP Requests? My eth0 - and only eth0 -
> still function as it should.
>

Please post the output of the commands (as root):

   ifconfig -a
   route -n

so your setup can be verified. 

-- 
Tauno Voipio
tauno voipio (at) iki fi

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