How to disable ARP movements in the log

[m0nkey_]

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How to disable ARP movements in the log - Get rid of them pesky ARP movement messages in the log

Wondering what the messages regarding ARP movements are in your logs?

Code:

arp: 192.168.1.14 moved from 00:11:22:33:44:55 to 00:11:22:33:44:66 on igb0

Well, it's nothing terribly important. It's for the Apple protocol used for auto discovery. You can disable the messages in your logs by creating the following tunable.

Go to System > Tunables > Add Tunable

Variable: net.link.ether.inet.log_arp_movements...

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[tomekadascientiam]

Would this not hide all ARP movments. Some of these movements can be a result of ip conflicts.