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| -rw-r--r-- | net/arping/DESCR | 11 |
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. |