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Fixing IPv4 INCOMPLETE/FAILED Gateway Issues with Static ARP
For Quick-Fix, Jump directly to the ip neigh replace section Diagnostic Process: First, check routing and neighbors with ip route and ip neigh 1 2 3 # ip neigh xx.xx.xx.2 dev eth0 FAILED xx.xx.xx.1 dev eth0 INCOMPLETE Resolution for the INCOMPLETE issue (ignore the FAILED one). Checking results with tcpdump shows: When replying, a large number of ARP, Request who-has xx.xx.xx.1 are sent. Conclusion: The gateway is “Playing Dead”: The key point is that no one is responding to this ARP request. Because your VPS cannot get the MAC address of the gateway xx.xx.xx.1, it doesn’t know who to throw the reply packet to, causing the packets to be dropped inside your network card. ...