Problem with static ARP on router TP-Link TD8840

Ralf Friedl Ralf.Friedl at online.de
Sat Nov 3 16:53:31 UTC 2007


dytu iuyr wrote:
> My router TP-Link TD8840 uses Busybox v.1.00 and there is ARP tool on 
> it. I can  add new entry using: "arp add IP Adress MAC Adress". The 
> problem is that I can't save that entry permanently. After rebooting 
> that entry is missing...
> What am i doing wrong? Is it common problem of Busybox or maybe its only 
> problem with my version  of busybox and my arp applet? What can I do?
>   
The "problem" is that you expect these settings to be permanent. You 
(hopefully) don't expect IP-adresses or routing entries to be permanent 
but use init scripts to set them up at boot time. You should do the same 
if you need permanent ARP entries.

Regards
Ralf Friedl



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