Hello!

> The problem is that the SIOCSARP ioctl ATM enabled proxy_arp automatically
> when you specify a pub entry. So you have to turn it off explicitely after 
> the ARP setting. The automagic proxy_arp setting is unfortunate IMHO,
> because it is really not needed for explicit pneigh entries to work.
> It also does not help for those wanting to make subnet proxy arp work
> (and use a newer arp utility that sets the mask), because for them 
> it'll error out with EINVAL. 
> 
> Alexey, could you explain why you did this ?

I did not make this. At least, I did not make this deliberately. 8)

It is set only if SIOCSARP was made with ATF_NETMASK and full wildcard netmask.

Alexey
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