On Tue, Nov 13, 2001 at 08:38:09PM +0100, Goswin Brederlow wrote: > Alberto Gonzalez Iniesta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Fake allows you to take over the IP address of another machine in the > > LAN by bringing up an additional interface and making use of ARP > > spoofing. The additional interface can be either a physical interface > > or an IP alias. > > ifconfig eth0:1 1.2.3.4 hw ethernet 08:15:CA:FE:BA:BE up > or > arp -s 1.2.3.4 08:15:CA:FE:BA:BE pub > > Do you need anything else? Why a package?
Yes. Gratuitous ARP to update the client's ARP cache, both on the take over and after the primary node (i.e. in a HA cluster) is up again. Regards, Alberto > MfG > Goswin > > PS: Works wonders for bridging VPNs. -- Alberto Gonzalez Iniesta | They that give up essential liberty [EMAIL PROTECTED] | to obtain a little temporary safety Encrypted mail preferred | deserve neither liberty nor safety. Key fingerprint = 9782 04E7 2B75 405C F5E9 0C81 C514 AF8E 4BA4 01C3

