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Description of problem: When your default ethernet device isnot eth0 ,it is em1 or p1p1, arping cannot choose em1 to default ethernet device Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): iputils-20071127-16.el6.x86_64 How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1.arping 192.168.1.1 Actual results: [root@dell-per715-01 ~]# ip route 10.16.40.0/21 dev em1 proto kernel scope link src 10.16.45.55 default via 10.16.47.254 dev em1 [root@dell-per715-01 ~]# arping 10.16.45.59 arping: unknown iface eth0 Expected results: Additional info:
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Created attachment 598433 [details] [Patch] Look for "eth" or "em" in /proc/self/net/dev
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion in the current release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Because the affected component is not scheduled to be updated in the current release, Red Hat is unable to address this request at this time. Red Hat invites you to ask your support representative to propose this request, if appropriate, in the next release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
This bug hasn't been approved in the previous releases. I'm closing it as WONTFIX. If you or PM thinks otherwise, feel free to reopen.