>(I'm sending this to linux-net as well now, because this is a _very_
>strange networking problem)
>Quick recap: DEC Alpha Universal Desktop box, running RedHat 3.0.3 but
>with kernel 2.0.12 with DE4x5 driver
The tulip driver used to have a bug where it would not receive packets
sent to the Ethernet broadcast address, which could sometimes cause
ARP-related problems. This might be happening here.
Try downloading the latest tulip.c from Donald Becker's web page...
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