[VRRP] Backup->Master transition and ARP reply question

[Evan Gilman <[e-mail]>]

Hello all. I have a couple quick questions for you, hopefully there are 
still people subscribed to this list that know the answers.

1. Section 8.1.2 (Host ARP Requests) of RFC 5798 states that "...the 
source address of the Ethernet frame of this ARP response is the 
physical MAC address of the physical router", however I've observed ARP 
responses with an Ethernet source of the Virtual MAC in products 
claiming 5798 compliance - is this required for compliance?

2. Section 6.4.2 (Backup) of RFC 5798 has three or four actions to take 
on the 'If Master_Down_Timer fires' condition, the last of which is 
'Transition to the Master state', and the first of which is 'Send an 
advertisement'. Are these actions written in strict order? In other 
words, must the actions be executed sequentially in order to be 
determined 5798 Compliant? Seems to me that they would. It also seems to 
me that this question should be answered by some sort of RFC guideline, 
however I've yet to find one.

Thanks in advance for your time, it's very much appreciated.

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evan