Description of problem: The problem described here - http://wiki.jboss.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=PromiscuousTraffic is being seen with BEA Java 1.5.0_08 Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): java-1.5.0-bea-1.5.0.08-1jpp.3.el4.i686.rpm How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1. Run the sample program included at http://wiki.jboss.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=PromiscuousTraffic 2. Observe the problem displayed as servers on both subnets receive the sent traffic. Actual results: Servers on both subnets receive the sent traffic. Expected results: Only one server shold receive the traffic. Additional info: http://wiki.jboss.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=PromiscuousTraffic
Proposing for RHEL-4.6. We should retest this with R27.2 to see if the problem still exists.
I think the real root of the problem is 231899 IE, the problem is in the OS, not the JVM.
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