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Originally Posted by caph
I've recently had problems with my Superhub seemingly dropping packets.
BTW, ARP packets are LAN only. They cannot be routed across the internet by definition.
It also won't be anything to do with the routing table, because that either works or it doesn't, intermittent rules it out.
I resolved my issue by logging in to my Superhub and putting the troublemsome item's LAN IP in the DMZ. Suddenly everything worked again and no more dropped packets.
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Fully aware that ARP packets are not routed across the internet.
Switches can use ARP packets it witnesses to determine what is in which port and route accordingly. The ones I have used create a routing table based on the MAC addresses in each port. That is why if I send a custom ARP packet with the MAC address of another machine on the network, I can either cause a denial of service or route the traffic through me due to poisoning the entry in the switches route table. This could be corrected quickly by some switches simple by observing the conflict and MAC address on the other port. My experience is this depends on the switch and age.
Unless all limited knowledge and experience is all wrong, I fail to see what you are saying to me
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Originally Posted by caph
On another note, why does the cursor disappear when I click elswhere in this edit in IE9? It would seem Cable Forum are incapable of supporting cursors. Total fail but not that surprising.
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Not sure how anyone using IE can criticise anyone
