I have submitted a patch for this issue, as it's found in 2.6.0-test1 too. Can someone take a look to this bug and process the patch? http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=978 --- linux-2.6.0-test1/net/ipv4/arp.c Mon Jul 14 05:37:28 2003 +++ linux-2.6.0-test1-patch/net/ipv4/arp.c Wed Jul 23 15:31:29 2003 @@ -326,10 +326,14 @@ u32 target = *(u32*)neigh->primary_key; int probes = atomic_read(&neigh->probes); + /* This don't work if the src addr is a loopback or similar. + See http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=978 + if (skb && inet_addr_type(skb->nh.iph->saddr) == RTN_LOCAL) saddr = skb->nh.iph->saddr; - else - saddr = inet_select_addr(dev, target, RT_SCOPE_LINK); + else */ + + saddr = inet_select_addr(dev, target, RT_SCOPE_LINK); if ((probes -= neigh->parms->ucast_probes) < 0) { if (!(neigh->nud_state&NUD_VALID)) *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 18/07/2003 at 23:57 Carlos Velasco wrote: >Hi, > >I have a problem with ARP in this machine: >Kernel 2.4.20 >1 ethernet interface with IP 192.168.10.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 >1 loopback interface with IP 194.147.150.10 netmask 255.255.255.255 >default route to 192.168.10.190 > >Packets are being sent to ethernet interface 192.168.10.1 with IP dst >194.147.150.10. >After receiving these packets it tries to find out the mac address of >default gateway (192.168.10.190)... but it's doing it from the wrong src >IP address!! > >22:49:10.875002 0:b:cd:4d:82:72 ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff 0806 60: arp who-has >192.168.10.190 tell 194.147.150.10 >22:49:11.867673 0:b:cd:4d:82:72 ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff 0806 60: arp who-has >192.168.10.190 tell 194.147.150.10 > >Is this a bug? > >Regards, >Carlos Velasco > > >- >: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in >the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org >More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ - : 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
