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title: "Discussion on \"The storage failure that was actually an ARP race\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"The storage failure that was actually an ARP race\". SMB shares failing on Windows, fixed by arp -d, broken again on reboot. Tracing it through Nexus CAM and ARP tables to a duplicate IP on the VLAN."
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# [The storage failure that was actually an ARP race](https://jjozzietech.hashnode.dev/storage-failure-arp-race?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

SMB shares failing on Windows, fixed by arp -d, broken again on reboot. Tracing it through Nexus CAM and ARP tables to a duplicate IP on the VLAN.

Oct 15 · 15 min read · jjozzietech.hashnode.dev  
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