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Fix the following constants from RFC 5227: - PROBE_MAX is 2 seconds instead of 3 - ANNOUNCE_NUM is 2 instead of 3 Therefore, the maximum timeout for the probe is 7 seconds instead of 9. Also update the related constants.
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How did we get this wrong? Ugh! This is obviously correct, and it also matches what ipv4acd.c does in libsystemd-network (which kinda inspired this code).
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Fix the following constants from RFC 5227:
Therefore, the maximum timeout for the probe is 7 seconds instead of 9. Also update the related constants.