If mac address of destination is same as local host then it will be sent via loopback interface. --- Felix Radensky <felix@allot.com> wrote: > Hi, folks > > We are trying to perform a simple test, intended > to verify that hardware behaves ok: > > 1. Connect 2 interfaces (eth0 and eth1) on the same > host with cross cable > 3. Configure interfaces to have different IP > addresses > 2. Send ping from one interface to another > 4. See RX and TX counters incrementing in "ifconfig > eth0/eth1" > > This worked in kernel 2.0, but in 2.2/2.4 packets go > through > loopback interface. Is there any way to send them > through > real interfaces ? > > Thanks in advane. > > Felix. > > - > : send the line > "unsubscribe linux-net" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
