Re: Linux ARP

From: Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: Sun Feb 27 2000 - 12:10:51 EST


> right. But the address that did the querying is not in the same subnet as
> the address it was asking for. With BSDI For example, it will not respond

ARP doesnt care. If someone asks for an address it will reply. They probably
shouldnt have asked for the address but since they did they assume we are
locally reachable and we oblige.

I don't see any spec violation

Alan

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