When using a terminal session on ROS 6.0, why do I get ping replies on interfaces that are down at L1. In the Cisco world this would be equivalent to an Up/Down interface where the protocol is down. Conversely if I create a bridge group with two Ethernet interfaces that are not connected, the IP address assigned to the bridge interface replies. It appears to me that an IP address should not reply unless the protocol bound to the interface is able to pass traffic.
Is this normal behavior for ROS or am I missing a setting?
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