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mmm · 08-06-2016, 10:43

I think you have answered the same on VM forums, but isn't it a big waste with 99.99% of receiving devices having to ignore the broadcast arp spam? VM use 7 day leases on WAN IP addresses, and need a modem power cycle to change a registered router WAN MAC. Why do the arp tables need to be so actively refreshed? ISTR it is normal on a LAN for devices to check one another every 5 minutes or so, but even there windows/ linux devices support static arp commands.

08-06-2016, 10:43	#3
mmm Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 513	Re: Lots of ARP messages I think you have answered the same on VM forums, but isn't it a big waste with 99.99% of receiving devices having to ignore the broadcast arp spam? VM use 7 day leases on WAN IP addresses, and need a modem power cycle to change a registered router WAN MAC. Why do the arp tables need to be so actively refreshed? ISTR it is normal on a LAN for devices to check one another every 5 minutes or so, but even there windows/ linux devices support static arp commands.