From 7d93529685dd7f8376dd0b49d1107da1bb24c35e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: wiz Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 15:07:59 +0000 Subject: Fix a typo. Reword a sentence. From Zafer Aydogan. --- net/arping/DESCR | 11 ++++++----- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'net/arping/DESCR') 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. -- cgit v1.2.3