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Cannot determine ethernet address for proxy ARP

When connecting to the VPN the log shows this problem:
+"Cannot determine ethernet address for proxy ARP"+

I have looked around on the Apple Discussions list as well as on the net, and there is no clear indication on how to solve. Now I am by far not a unix expert, but it seems that the problem is related to a certain file.

Does anybody have an idea on how to solve this issue?

Thank you.

Xserve, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Dec 10, 2009 6:49 PM

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Dec 11, 2009 9:46 PM in response to 1963HK

IP range: yes ; but do you mean real or virtuals?

Real addresses - I believe it takes a lot of manipulation to get virtual IP's working with VPN. If a DHCP server is involved on your network (or subnet thereof that the VPN is getting tied to) the address ranges given to VPN clients needs to be outside the range distributed by DHCP. VPN service will assign the IP address to the client from the IP range allocated.

There's more information in this SourceForge article - scroll down or search for +Cannot determine ethernet address for proxy ARP+.

-Doug

Cannot determine ethernet address for proxy ARP

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