[plug] ip address and interface question

[Daniel Foote]

> I'm running debian sarge
>
> I bring the interfaces up and down manually (ifdown eth0;ifup eth1)
>
> I use no local firewall scripts/software internally, all firewalling is done by my dsl router (netgear dg824M).  No iptables rules are run on any
> machines on the network.
>
> Pinging from the localhost as well as other machines on my internal network return the same results:
>

What is in the arp table as you do each ping? That is, the arp table
of the machine pinging your laptop.

Daniel Foote.