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| author | wiz <wiz> | 2006-07-14 15:07:59 +0000 |
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| committer | wiz <wiz> | 2006-07-14 15:07:59 +0000 |
| commit | 7d93529685dd7f8376dd0b49d1107da1bb24c35e (patch) | |
| tree | 845b256ea35a043294251af4ea4a3c971975b62d /net/arping/DESCR | |
| parent | c9f64b0096f9ea43242a43c557fde486b38aea32 (diff) | |
| download | pkgsrc-7d93529685dd7f8376dd0b49d1107da1bb24c35e.tar.gz | |
Fix a typo. Reword a sentence. From Zafer Aydogan.
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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/net/arping/DESCR b/net/arping/DESCR index 21e77b3384d..3d161a1ebb3 100644 --- a/net/arping/DESCR +++ b/net/arping/DESCR @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ -Arping can be used to find out it 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 screwed. Or you use arping. +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. |