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Re: ping problem


On Wed, Feb 01, 2006 at 11:50:28AM +0530, Madhava Reddy S wrote:
> Hi Andrew,
> 
> I am running the server in the target. when i check in the ethereal two ARP 
> packets are sent from the target and both of them are Gratuitous ARP. I 
> browsed in the net for Gratuitous ARP. In the following link 
> http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Vista/8672/network/arp.html?20061#A28
> 
> He says host sends ARP request to resolve its own IP address.
> 
> He also says in a properly configured network there will not be reply for 
> gratuitous ARP request.

This is just the target making sure nobody else is using the same
address it has been allocated. No reply is good.

> When I run client in Linux PC client sends six ARP packets and stops.

This is bad. The target should of replied to the ARPs. I assume the
ARPs are for the correct address?

> I am using the same IP in the Redboot. I tried with different IP in Redboot 
> also. I am getting the same output.

Redboot and the application must have different addresses. Try again
with different addresses.

        Andrew

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