./net/arping, ARP-level ping utility

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Branch: pkgsrc-2010Q3, Version: 2.08nb1, Package name: arping-2.08nb1, Maintainer: cube

Arping can be used to find out if a specific IP address on the LAN
is 'taken' and what MAC address owns it. Sure, you *could* just
use 'ping' to find out if it's taken and even if the computer blocks
ping (and everything else) you still get an entry in your ARP cache.
But what if you aren't on a routable net? Or the host blocks ping
(all ICMP even)? Then you're out of luck. Or you use arping.

Master sites:

SHA1: 296824cc039e617c00e627e1d86670af233d922f
RMD160: a405de14e3a25cb72280a642ad823a7174e481b1
Filesize: 32.979 KB

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