Re: ping problem

Hi Andrew,

I checked in ethereal ARPs request are for the correct address only.

I have already checked by giving different IP address to application and 
Redboot. Problem is still the same.

Regards,
Madhava S

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Lunn" <andrew <at> lunn.ch>
To: "Madhava Reddy S" <madhava.s <at> globaledgesoft.com>
Cc: <ecos-discuss <at> sourceware.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 1:19 PM
Subject: Re: [ECOS] ping problem

> On Wed, Feb 01, 2006 at 11:50:28AM +0530, Madhava Reddy S wrote:
>> Hi Andrew,
>>
>> I am running the server in the target. when i check in the ethereal two 
>> ARP
>> packets are sent from the target and both of them are Gratuitous ARP. I
>> browsed in the net for Gratuitous ARP. In the following link
>> http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Vista/8672/network/arp.html?20061#A28
>>
>> He says host sends ARP request to resolve its own IP address.
>>
>> He also says in a properly configured network there will not be reply for
>> gratuitous ARP request.