arp cache timeout

08-14-2006, 08:14 PM

Hi all, is the arp cache timeout in linux a hard timeout after the
lookup or an inactivity timer? ie, is the timer reset when an entry is
used?

08-14-2006, 10:12 PM

"spec" <(E-Mail Removed)> écrivait news:1155586450.136620.317990
@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com:

> Hi all, is the arp cache timeout in linux a hard timeout after the
> lookup or an inactivity timer? ie, is the timer reset when an entry is
> used?

It's a hard timeout.

Regards

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