Re: ARP resolution fails when MSG_DONTROUTE flag is set

[David Young <dyoung%pobox.com@localhost>]

On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 10:29:29AM +0530, puneet.mehta%wipro.com@localhost 
wrote:
> Hi,
>  
> Environment:
> NetBSD  1.6.1 NetBSD 1.6.1 (GENERIC) #1: Thu Jun 14 04:52:29 PDT 2007
> 
> root@:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC i386
>  
> 
> I have the following two routes installed on kernel routing table of my
> NetBSD 
> machine, for the same destination:
>  
> 1. A directly connected route, with outgoing interface as Inf1
> 2. A host specific ?/32? route via an alternate path with outgoing
> interface as 
> Inf2.
>  
> In this scenario, if a packet is sent to the destination, the packets
> egresses 
> from Inf2.(longest prefix match)
> If a packet is sent on interface Inf1 setting the MSG_DONTROUTE flag (to
> bypass 
> the routing table), arp resolution is failing and I am getting the
> following 
> error message logged in /var/log/messages:

Puneet,

Please file a report on this issue in the NetBSD problem report tracker.
You can use send-pr for that                                           .

Dave

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