[ECOS] First packet sent?

[Jonathan Larmour]

"Trenton D. Adams" wrote:
> 
> What is the first packet sent when an ethernet interface comes up?

It's ARP - sending a packet to your own IP to check for duplicates on your
net. See arp_ifinit in if_ether.c and
http://www.networksorcery.com/enp/protocol/arp.htm

Jifl
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