Re: avoid ip forward replaces the source MAC address

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On Die, 2011-02-01 at 14:27 -0500, Elvis Yoan Tamayo Mollares wrote: 
> hi list, during ip forwarding process, the kernel replace the source MAC 
> address of the package it received with my own MAC address.. My question 
> is: Is there any way to avoid this behavior?

Do not route (on IP-level/OSI layer 3) but switch only (on MAC level/OSI
layer 2).
Of course that has other implications and can't be done always ...

Bernd
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