Re: Turning off ARP in linux-2.4.0

[Pete Elton]

> > In the 2.2 kernel, I could do the following:
> > echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/all/hidden
> > echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/lo/hidden
> >
> > The 2.4 kernel does not have these sysctl files any more.  Why was
> > this functionality taken out?  or was it simply moved to another place
> > in the proc filesystem?  How can I accomplish the same thing I was
> > doing in the 2.2 kernel in the 2.4 kernel?
> 
> 	You can use this temporary solution (the same patch ported to
> 2.3.41+):
> 
> http://www.linuxvirtualserver.org/arp.html
> http://www.linuxvirtualserver.org/hidden-2.3.41-1.diff

Thanks for the link to the patch.  I was able to get it patched
into the 2.4.0 kernel and it worked great.

Thanks.

Pete