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authorThomas Habets <thomas@habets.pp.se>2001-09-03 13:49:00 +0000
committerThomas Habets <thomas@habets.pp.se>2001-09-03 13:49:00 +0000
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-$Id: README 363 2001-07-08 02:31:20Z marvin $
+$Id: README 411 2001-09-03 13:49:00Z marvin $
ARP Ping
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ A: Arping when pinging a MAC relies on the host to answer a broadcast ping
host to pop up on MAC ping, you have to config it to respond to broadcast
pings.
(for linux, make sure /proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts is 0)
+A: -T <ip/host> allows you to restrict the arping to a limited subnet, which
+ may or may not work for you. For example if the box 00:01:02:03:04:05 is on
+ 192.168.0.0/24 then the broadcast probably is 192.168.0.255, so try:
+ # arping -T 192.168.0.255 00:01:02:03:04:05
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Q: It doesn't compile, I get some error message about libnet and/or libpcap
@@ -110,6 +114,10 @@ A: Argh! Why would you want to? Anyway, this one is due to libnets resolving,
# ./arping -b -B
(yes, I added -b and -B just so that version 1.0 should be complete)
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+Q: 1.01 is out, didn't you just say 1.0 was supposed to be the last one?
+
+A: Shut up.
+---
Q: Is it OK to make arping suid root?
A: Be my guest, but if care about security *at all* you will have to restrict