Re: [pfSense-discussion] ARP traffic causing routers to hang - single ARP cache with both LAN and WAN ARP entries?

2008-04-04 Thread Tortise
Bill The TiVos in question are necesssarily a highly hacked local variation, with the usual nix support. They are good examples of the old adage if it ain't broke(!!) I am sure most will easily port across. I imagine I would not have the skills to do a fair problem swap, tempting as it i

Re: [pfSense-discussion] ARP traffic causing routers to hang - single ARP cache with both LAN and WAN ARP entries?

2008-04-04 Thread Bill Marquette
On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 5:55 PM, Tortise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The pain you refer to is close to the same, however at this point it remains > greater to change the whole LAN addressing > system. > (Experience proves some devices will not smoothly change their IP addresses > (TiVos) and re

Re: [pfSense-discussion] ARP traffic causing routers to hang - single ARP cache with both LAN and WAN ARP entries?

2008-04-04 Thread Tortise
Thanks Bill I appreciate your frank advice, together with your humour(!) Certainly it brought more than one smile to my face! The pain you refer to is close to the same, however at this point it remains greater to change the whole LAN addressing system. (Experience proves some devices will not

Re: [pfSense-discussion] ARP traffic causing routers to hang - single ARP cache with both LAN and WAN ARP entries?

2008-04-04 Thread Bill Marquette
On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 3:28 PM, Tortise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes I am using 192.168.0.0/24 > > I have no devices from those manufacturers. > > This was not the response I wanted to hear, changing the LAN is a major(!) H, more or less major than the incidents that prompted this dicuss

Re: [pfSense-discussion] ARP traffic causing routers to hang - single ARP cache with both LAN and WAN ARP entries?

2008-04-04 Thread Tortise
Yes I am using 192.168.0.0/24 I have no devices from those manufacturers. This was not the response I wanted to hear, changing the LAN is a major(!) Can you clarify the nature of the pfSense ARP cache? Is it relevant? (I am not convinced that it is - either the ARP packet is correct or it is