From: Thomas Graf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 21:14:25 +0200

> * H. Peter Anvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2006-08-22 17:31
> > Specifically, Linux will not ProxyARP for an address unless it has a 
> > route for it, *and* that route either has a DNAT marking or points to a 
> > different interface than the input interface:
> 
> I can think of a very ugly way: Use netfilter to match on the
> arp packet prerouting, set nfmark to some value, create a routing
> rule matching the fwmark again, have it look up a separate table
> with a dummy route pointing to a dummy device. Make sure to have
> a proxy neighbour entry as using the device proxy_arp sysctl would
> fail again.

This shows we have a usability problem if that's the only way
to do this :-)

What he's trying to accomplish doesn't sound all that weird,
does anyone have any other ideas?
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