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diff --git a/network/arping/README b/network/arping/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..4c7e187636 --- /dev/null +++ b/network/arping/README @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +Arping is an ARP level ping utility. It's good for finding out if an IP +is taken before you have routing to that subnet. It can also ping MAC +addresses directly. + +It broadcasts a who-has ARP packet on the network and prints answers - +very useful when you are trying to pick an unused IP for a net to which +you don't yet have routing. + +This requires libnet. |