rarpd

8 iputils-&snapshot;

rarpd

answer RARP REQUESTs

    arping
    -aAvde
    -b

## DESCRIPTION

Listens RARP requests from clients. Provided MAC address of client is found in `/etc/ethers` database and obtained host name is resolvable to an IP address appropriate for attached network, ``

To allow multiple boot servers on the network `/etc/tftpboot`.

## WARNING

This facility is deeply obsoleted by BOOTP and later DHCP protocols. However, some clients really still need this to boot.

## OPTIONS

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- Listen on all the interfaces. Currently it is an internal option, its function is overridden with ``

``

- Listen not only RARP but also ARP messages, some rare clients use ARP by some unknown reason.

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- Be verbose.

``

- Debug mode. Do not go to background.

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- Do not check for presence of a boot image, reply if MAC address resolves to a valid IP address using `/etc/ethers` database and DNS.

`-b ```

- TFTP boot directory. Default is `/etc/tftpboot`

## SEE ALSO

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## AUTHOR

`Alexey Kuznetsov <kuznet@ms2.inr.ac.ru>. It is now maintained by YOSHIFUJI Hideaki <yoshfuji@skbuff.net>.`

## SECURITY

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## AVAILABILITY

`http://www.skbuff.net/iputils/iputils-current.tar.bz2.`

# COPYING

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    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be
    useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
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    See the GNU General Public License for more details.

    For more details see the file COPYING in the source
    distribution of Linux kernel of version 2.4.

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