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>>>>> "David" == David S Miller <davem@redhat.com> writes:
David> Bas Bloemsaat <bloemsaa@xs4all.nl> wrote:
>> I think this is unwanted behaviour.
David> Not a bug. This behavior is on purpose.
Yes, this was said 5 years ago when it was reported to netdev the first
dozen times. I didn't buy the reasoning then, and I still do not now.
I think that it is gratuitously incompatible behaviour which bites way
more people in the ass than the number of people who it actually benefits.
David> Use source based routes if you want to control how ARP
David> responses behave in this way.
David> This is becomming a FAQ.
I eargerly await the FAQ.
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