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authorbms <bms@FreeBSD.org>2003-10-03 01:18:21 +0000
committerbms <bms@FreeBSD.org>2003-10-03 01:18:21 +0000
commit5daeffef7677c3a23bea2405eccbf954f2dc5585 (patch)
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Point out the existence of net.link.ether.inet.log_arp_movements.
Add sysctl(8) to the list of cross-referenced manual pages.
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diff --git a/usr.sbin/arp/arp.4 b/usr.sbin/arp/arp.4
index 5d2094a..86c85fa 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/arp/arp.4
+++ b/usr.sbin/arp/arp.4
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ but received a reply indicating that the host is at a new address. This
can happen normally when host hardware addresses change, or when a mobile
node arrives or leaves the local subnet. It can also indicate a problem
with proxy ARP.
+This message can only be issued if the sysctl
+.Dv net.link.ether.inet.log_arp_movements
+is set to 1, which is the system's default behaviour.
.Pp
.Em "arpresolve: can't allocate llinfo for %d.%d.%d.%d" :
The route for the referenced host points to a device upon which ARP is
@@ -138,7 +141,8 @@ is set to 1, which is the system's default behaviour.
.Xr route 4 ,
.Xr arp 8 ,
.Xr ifconfig 8 ,
-.Xr route 8
+.Xr route 8 ,
+.Xr sysctl 8
.Rs
.%A Plummer, D.
.%B "An Ethernet Address Resolution Protocol"
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