off-list discussion

[Alan Robertson]

Alan Cox wrote:
> 
> > > Similar things happen if you
> > > scrog your routing.
> >
> > I don't think so. I have SO_DONTROUTE active already. I don't want any
> > routing. to be honest, I was thinking of using promisc mode at first,
> > dropped that only because it requires root privs.
> 
> You might want to seriously consider using IPX for the heartbeat - that cuts
> out ARP and most routing.

By IPX you mean Novell's protocol?  I don't know anything about it.  Can
you say a little more?

	Thanks!

	-- Alan Robertson
	   alanr@bell-labs.com