On Fri, 27 Aug 1999, Dennis wrote:
>
> It seems that an interface configured with an address, which is then
> deleted, and then set to a different address on the same network, the
> machine continues to use the original address although all evidence of it
> is gone.
>
> examples.
>
> ifconfig fxp0 207.252.1.31 netmask 255.255.255.0
>
> ping something,and the .31 address is sent out.
>
> ifconfig fxp0 delete
> ifconfig ftp0 207.252.1.60 netmask 255.255.255.0
>
> ping something, and the .31 address is still sent!
>
> something is cached somewhere, because ifconfig and route show the correct
> entries.
>
> Dennis
>
Maybe deleting the arp entry for the old IP will bring it around.
-
Barrett
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