Lars Müller wrote:
On Wed, Jan 07, 2009 at 09:35:23AM -0500, James Knott wrote: [ 8< ]
I hadn't heard of that option. Is packet sockets enabled by default?
In current kernels it's available as a module loadable at runtime.
What happens if a duplicate is found?
IIRC while setup a found duplicate causes the setup to stop.
What happens if a DHCP address has been assigned and then someone manually assigns that address on another computer, which IIRC is the case in the original message?
This is a more complex situation and I'm not sure if we're able to do anthing than logging and informing the user.
Might we use dbus to pass a message to the end user sitting in front of the session?
Lars
This still leaves the issue of the computer knowing there's a duplicate IP address on the network. When a duplicate IP is on the network, other computers, routers, servers etc., may get confused about which is the correct computer and send packets to the wrong one. How would the "real" one detect this, as opposed to some other network issue? Would a ping to it's address even get to the NIC? -- Use OpenOffice.org http://www.openoffice.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org