[PLUG] Comcast ARP behavior question

[Paul Johnson]

On Thursday May 12 2005 8:52 am, Eric Harrison wrote:
> I'm helping a non-profit in Hillsboro debug a network performance
> problem. They are getting a dismal ~5kbps out of the their cable
> modem.
>
> Everything *looks* ok on their server, with the exception of what
> seems to be an unusual number of ARP packets coming out of the
> Comcast network. I'm seeing between 25-100 ARPs per second[1]. I've
> never worked with cable modems, is that normal?

That's normal to see on any network with a big broadcast domain...

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Paul Johnson
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