> Does the socket code in the kernel allow one to do a userlevel
> arp? I want to create a user level "arp ping" type program
> that if given an IP will report wether or not a machine is on that address
> given an arp reply on the IP. Is this possible? This is to work around
> a windows TCP/IP "bug"...
Have you tried Alexey's arping program (comes with source) as it does
exactly what you want. It is part of iputils package. Try:
http://www.linuxgrill.com/anonymous/fire/alexey/iputils-current.tar.gz
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> Mike Panetta
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