arptables v0.0.8: no hln defined

Hello,

I am trying to build up a gateway cluster according to the example in the iptables manpage (see cluster extension). But I am not able to use the arptables command successfully:

host1:/ # arptables -A OUT -o intern --arhln 6 -j mangle --mangle-hw-s 01:00:5e:11:11:11
arptables v0.0.8: no hln defined
Try `arptables -h' or 'arptables --help' for more information. host1:/ #

Here comes some system information:

host1:/ # lsmod | grep arp

arpt_mangle             2760  0
arptable_filter         4168  0
arp_tables             20856  1 arptable_filter
x_tables               30096  11

arpt_mangle,arp_tables,xt_mark,xt_cluster,xt_MARK,ipt_LOG,xt_limit,xt_tcpudp,xt_state,ip6_tables,ip_tables

host1:/ # uname -a
Linux host1 2.6.31.5-0.1-default #1 SMP 2009-10-26 15:49:03 +0100 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
host1:/ #

host1:/ # cat /etc/SuSE-release
openSUSE 11.2 (x86_64)
VERSION = 11.2
host1:/ #

host1:/ # rpm -q arptables
arptables-0.0.8-6.1.x86_64
host1:/ # rpm -qi arptables
Name : arptables Relocations: (not relocatable)
Version : 0.0.8 Vendor: openSUSE
Release : 6.1 Build Date: Mon 19 Oct 2009
08:28:05 PM CEST
Install Date: Fri 20 Nov 2009 03:54:09 PM CET Build Host: build20
Group : Productivity/Networking/Security Source RPM:
arptables-0.0.8-6.1.src.rpm
Size : 215614 License: GPL v2 or later
Signature : RSA/8, Mon 19 Oct 2009 08:28:27 PM CEST, Key ID
b88b2fd43dbdc284
Packager : http://bugs.opensuse.org
URL : http://ebtables.sourceforge.net/
Summary : User Space Tool to Set Up and Maintain ARP Filtering Tables
Description :
arptables is a user space tool used to set up and maintain thetables of ARP rules in the Linux kernel. These rules inspect the ARPframes. arptables is similar to the iptables userspace tool, but less complicated.

Authors:
--------
Jay Fenlason <[email protected]>
and others
Distribution: openSUSE 11.2

Do I miss something or is there a problem with arptables?

Thanks in advance
Claus Wimmer

That appears to be a bug in arptables, it seems to expect a mask for arhln, but doesn't assume a full match in case none is specified.

This is an unofficial version which I think orginates at RedHat, so you should talk to whoever maintains this.