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From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of chloe K Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 12:36 PM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] Neighbour table overflow
you have the network /20 so that you got this neigbour overlfow you should subnet it
Hi Chole,
I have no clue as to what that means. :-(
Robert Moskowitz rgm@htt-consult.com wrote:
tdukes@sc.rr.com wrote:
---- Robert Moskowitz wrote:
Thomas Dukes wrote:
*From:* centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] *On Behalf Of *chloe K *Sent:* Thursday, November 27, 2008 9:10 PM *To:* CentOS mailing list *Subject:* Re: [CentOS] Neighbour table overflow
what is your netmask?
eth0 = 255.255.240.0
Why do you have such a large subnet? There are a number of potential performance problems with such a setup. I typically only see this in large, bridged wireless campuses. Little justification for it in a wired network. (I do have lots of networking experience and knowledge, having consulted with a number of large deployments).
Even with a large subnet, you should not be arping everywhere. Either two things are happening:
Your system is recording every ARP request it sees ('Who has IP x.x.x.x') to avoid arping later. Bad behaviour (IMNSHO), given your network.
Your system is ARPing for every IP address in the subnet to learn all of its neighbors. WHy would it do that? Unless you have some snooping software running on your system.
Hi Robert,
I did not set this value. Something did but not me.
I am on a roadrunner connection with a dynamic ip. What do you suggest I
change it to? You might not have much control over it if you are using DHCP.
route -n
will supply you with your router address. Once you now that and your assigned IP address (and lease) you can use ifconfig to change your netmask so that your router and you are in the same subnet.
What is the address also of your nameserver (/etc/resolv.conf) and mail server? If these are also within that hugh subnet, your netmask has to keep them 'local'.
Roadrunner.... hmm.
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