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diff --git a/doc/arping.yodl b/doc/arping.yodl new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d2ead76 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/arping.yodl @@ -0,0 +1,128 @@ +manpage(arping)(8)(21th June, 2003)(arping)() + +manpagename(arping)(sends arp and/or ip pings to a given host) + +manpagesynopsis() + bf(arping) [-abdDFhpqrRd0uv] [-S em(host/ip)] [-T em(host/ip)] [-s em(MAC)] \ +[-t em(MAC)] [-c em(count)] [-i em(interface)] [ -w em(us) ] <em(host) | -B> + + bf(arping) --help + +manpagedescription() + The em(arping) utility sends bf(ARP) and/or bf(ICMP) requests to the specified em(host) and displays the replies. The em(host) may be specified by its bf(hostname), its bf(IP) address, or its bf(MAC) address. + + One request is sent each second. + + When pinging an IP an ARP who-has query is sent. When pinging a MAC + address a directed broadcast ICMP Echo request is sent. For more + technical explaination and an FAQ, see the README file. + + em(Note on timing) + + ARP packets are usually replied to (on a LAN) so fast that the OS task + scheduler can't keep up to get exact enough timing. + On an idle system the roundtrip times will be pretty much accurate, but + with more load the timing gets less exact. + + To get more exact timing on a non-idle system, re-nice arping to -15 or so. + + # nice -n -15 arping foobar + + This is not just an issue with arping, it is with normal ping also + (at least it is on my system). But it doesn't show up as much with ping + since arping packets (when pinging IP) doesn't traverse the IP stack when + received and are therefore replied to faster. + +manpageoptions() + +startdit() + dit(--help) Show extended help. Not quite as extensive as this manpage, + but more than -h. + dit(-0) Use this option to ping with source IP address 0.0.0.0. Use this + when you haven't configured your interface yet. + Note that this may get the MAC-ping unanswered. + This is an alias for -S 0.0.0.0. + dit(-a) Audible ping. + dit(-A) Only count addresses matching requested address (This *WILL* + break most things you do. Only useful if you are arpinging many + hosts at once. See arping-scan-net.sh for an example). + dit(-b) Like -0 but source broadcast source address (255.255.255.255). +Note that this may get the arping unanswered since it's not normal behavior +for a host. + dit(-B) Use instead of host if you want to address 255.255.255.255. + dit(-c em(count)) Only send em(count) requests. + dit(-d) Find duplicate replies. + dit(-D) Display answers as dots and missing packets as exclamation points. + Like flood ping on a Cisco. + dit(-F) Don't try to be smart about the interface name. Even if this +switch is not given, -i disables this smartness. + dit(-h) Displays a help message and exits. + dit(-i em(interface)) Don't guess, use the specified interface. + dit(-p) Turn on promiscious mode on interface, use this if you don't + "own" the MAC address you are using. + dit(-q) Does not display messages, except error messages. + dit(-r) Raw output: only the MAC/IP address is displayed for each reply. + dit(-R) Raw output: Like -r but shows "the other one", can be combined with +-r. + dit(-s em(MAC)) Set source MAC address. You may need to use -p with this. + dit(-S em(IP)) Like -b and -0 but with set source address. +Note that this may get the arping unanswered if the target does not have +routing to the IP. If you don't own the IP you are using, you may need to turn +on promiscious mode on the interface (with -p). With this switch you can find +out what IP-address a host has without taking an IP-address yourself. + dit(-t em(MAC)) Set target MAC address to use when pinging IP address. + dit(-T em(IP)) Use -T as target address when pinging MACs that won't +respond to a broadcast ping but perhaps to a directed broadcast. + +em(Example): \ + To check the address of MAC-A, use knowledge of MAC-B and IP-B. + + $ arping -S <IP-B> -s <MAC-B> -p <MAC-A> + dit(-u) Show index=received/sent instead of just index=received when + pinging MACs. + dit(-v) Verbose output. Use twice for more messages. + dit(-w) Time to wait between pings, in microseconds. +enddit() + + +manpagesection(EXAMPLES) +mancommand(.nf) +mancommand(.sp) + # bf(arping -c 3 88.123.180.225) + ARPING 88.123.180.225 + 60 bytes from 00:11:85:4c:01:01 (88.123.180.225): index=0 time=13.910 msec + 60 bytes from 00:11:85:4c:01:01 (88.123.180.225): index=1 time=13.935 msec + 60 bytes from 00:11:85:4c:01:01 (88.123.180.225): index=2 time=13.944 msec + + --- 88.123.180.225 statistics --- + 3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% unanswered + + # bf(arping -c 3 00:11:85:4c:01:01) + ARPING 00:11:85:4c:01:01 + 60 bytes from 88.123.180.225 (00:11:85:4c:01:01): icmp_seq=0 time=13.367 msec + 60 bytes from 88.123.180.225 (00:11:85:4c:01:01): icmp_seq=1 time=13.929 msec + 60 bytes from 88.123.180.225 (00:11:85:4c:01:01): icmp_seq=2 time=13.929 msec + + --- 00:11:85:4c:01:01 statistics --- + 3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% unanswered + +mancommand(.fi) +mancommand(.in) + + +manpagebugs() + + You have to use -B instead of arpinging 255.255.255.255, and -b + instead of -S 255.255.255.255. This is libnets fault. + +manpageseealso() + + bf(ping(8)), bf(arp(8)), bf(rarp(8)) + +manpageauthor() + + Arping was written by Thomas Habets <thomas@habets.pp.se>. + + http://www.habets.pp.se/synscan/ + + git clone http://github.com/ThomasHabets/arping.git |