Hi,
> > Your understanding is not quite correct. There is no broadcast when a node > > registers with the supernode. But edge nodes send gratuitous ARP which is > the > > broadcast you see. This could be easily disabled but it doesn't solve the > > problem. Whenever an ethernet broadcast packet (eg. ARP who-has) is sent > this > > is broadcast to all edge nodes. The sending edge will be seen by all other > > nodes and they will try to register with it at this time. indeed.... I have read the paper again. It seems that I´m asking for something already done: dynamic peer registration. At least the paper says so: "As it happens with the ARP protocol, dynamic peer registration expires if not renewed. If this happens (e.g. because host 1.2.3.4 and 1.2.3.6 do not speak each other for a while), the registration are flushed from the peers cache. Such registrations will be re-added in the future using the same algorithm as has been described in case the two peers want to talk again". but... I can see packets where I wouldnt expect. At my current two node plus supernode setup I can see periodic packet exchange between two edge nodes, even if they are not talking to each other. At the tun interface I can see ARP who-has messages sent by 10.1.2.255 (broadast address). why? BTW, direct connection between two edge nodes is working now (using last svn trunk). -- Christian Lyra PoP-PR/RNP _______________________________________________ Ntop-dev mailing list [email protected] http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop-dev
