Re: Windows 2000 Static arp not static

On Wed, 2003-02-12 at 18:53, Tim Habex wrote:
> When I looked at the arp cache of Linux, the static entry was there and
> working (?), but on the Windows machine, THE VALUE OF THE STATIC ARP WAS
> CHANGED. When ethercap was disabled, the static arp entry was returned to
> the original value.

As far as I can tell this comes from a difference in what 'static' is taken to mean.

Linux, BSD, (Win XP): Won't time out. Won't change based on observed ARP replies.

Win 2k and earlier: Won't time out.

So all static means to Windows is keep this value, use it, and don't bother to double-check it on a regular basis. But if an update wanders by somehow, update the cache.

> If this is a known problem, why hasn't this been fixed. If unknown ... is
This is a known issue. However, XP acts like Linux and other OSes. Static keeps it from changing.

Bob Received on Fri Feb 14 17:43:15 2003