Package: arpwatch
Version: 2.1a13-2

Hello

arpwatch fills the log with these "flip flop" messages below.
These are generated by a server with two gigabit broadcom interfaces 
"bonded" together.


man arpwatch says:

     flip flop
        The  ethernet  address  has changed from the most recently seen address 
        to the second most recently seen address.  
        (If either the old or new ethernet address is a DECnet address and 
         it is less than 24 hours, the email version of the report is 
suppressed.)

Is there really no way to supress these messages too in "IP ethernet"?
It would be usefull only to ignore exactly these "flip flop" as OTHO 
an unexpected "flip flop" may indicate bad of course.

...
Aug 21 12:59:46 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:1 (0:3:3:3:3:3) eth0
Aug 21 13:00:28 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:3 (0:3:3:3:3:1) eth0
Aug 21 13:00:28 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:3 (0:3:3:3:3:1) eth0
Aug 21 13:00:28 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:1 (0:3:3:3:3:3) eth0
Aug 21 13:00:28 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:1 (0:3:3:3:3:3) eth0
Aug 21 13:01:38 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:3 (0:3:3:3:3:1) eth0
Aug 21 13:01:38 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:3 (0:3:3:3:3:1) eth0
Aug 21 13:17:22 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:1 (0:3:3:3:3:3) eth0
Aug 21 13:17:22 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:1 (0:3:3:3:3:3) eth0
Aug 21 13:17:22 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:3 (0:3:3:3:3:1) eth0
Aug 21 13:17:22 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:3 (0:3:3:3:3:1) eth0
Aug 21 13:21:29 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:1 (0:3:3:3:3:3) eth0
Aug 21 13:21:29 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:1 (0:3:3:3:3:3) eth0
Aug 21 13:21:29 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:3 (0:3:3:3:3:1) eth0
Aug 21 13:21:29 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:3 (0:3:3:3:3:1) eth0
Aug 21 13:22:39 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:1 (0:3:3:3:3:3) eth0
Aug 21 13:22:39 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:1 (0:3:3:3:3:3) eth0
Aug 21 13:26:39 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:3 (0:3:3:3:3:1) eth0
Aug 21 13:26:39 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:3 (0:3:3:3:3:1) eth0
Aug 21 13:27:29 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:1 (0:3:3:3:3:3) eth0
Aug 21 13:27:29 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:1 (0:3:3:3:3:3) eth0
Aug 21 13:27:29 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:3 (0:3:3:3:3:1) eth0
Aug 21 13:27:29 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:3 (0:3:3:3:3:1) eth0
Aug 21 13:29:39 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:1 (0:3:3:3:3:3) eth0
Aug 21 13:29:39 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:1 (0:3:3:3:3:3) eth0
Aug 21 13:31:47 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:3 (0:3:3:3:3:1) eth0
Aug 21 13:31:47 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:3 (0:3:3:3:3:1) eth0
Aug 21 13:31:57 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:1 (0:3:3:3:3:3) eth0
Aug 21 13:31:57 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:1 (0:3:3:3:3:3) eth0
Aug 21 13:32:35 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:3 (0:3:3:3:3:1) eth0
Aug 21 13:32:35 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:3 (0:3:3:3:3:1) eth0
Aug 21 13:34:35 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:1 (0:3:3:3:3:3) eth0
Aug 21 13:34:35 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:1 (0:3:3:3:3:3) eth0
Aug 21 13:34:35 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:3 (0:3:3:3:3:1) eth0
Aug 21 13:34:35 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:3 (0:3:3:3:3:1) eth0
Aug 21 13:36:35 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:1 (0:3:3:3:3:3) eth0
Aug 21 13:36:35 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:1 (0:3:3:3:3:3) eth0
Aug 21 13:36:35 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:3 (0:3:3:3:3:1) eth0
Aug 21 13:36:35 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:3 (0:3:3:3:3:1) eth0
Aug 21 13:37:40 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:1 (0:3:3:3:3:3) eth0
Aug 21 13:37:40 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:1 (0:3:3:3:3:3) eth0
Aug 21 13:39:40 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:3 (0:3:3:3:3:1) eth0
Aug 21 13:39:40 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:3 (0:3:3:3:3:1) eth0
Aug 21 13:42:38 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:1 (0:3:3:3:3:3) eth0
Aug 21 13:42:38 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:1 (0:3:3:3:3:3) eth0
Aug 21 13:43:21 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:3 (0:3:3:3:3:1) eth0
Aug 21 13:43:21 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:3 (0:3:3:3:3:1) eth0
Aug 21 13:43:21 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:1 (0:3:3:3:3:3) eth0
Aug 21 13:43:21 srv arpwatch: flip flop 10.1.1.1 0:3:3:3:3:1 (0:3:3:3:3:3) eth0
...




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