Re: High Number of arp Requests from NFS

kuznet@ms2.inr.ac.ru
Thu, 6 May 1999 20:02:10 +0400 (MSK DST)


Hello!

> + if (ip_route_output(&rt, skb->nh.iph->saddr,
> + skb->nh.iph->daddr,
> + RT_TOS(skb->nh.iph->tos), /* hope that is ok */
> + 0))
> + return;
> + dst_confirm(&rt->u.dst);

+ dst_release(&rt->u.dst);

> >In running 2.2.7, I've noticed that NFS seems to generate an extremely
> >high number of arp requests in comparison to other network services. Any
> >reason why the arp cache is having to be revalidated so often?

Number of ARP requests is too high when it exceeds 1% of data,
or when we start to flood net with broadcasts.
In all other cases, it is low and should not bother you.

Alexey

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