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+README.ethercodes
+=================
+
+This file contains some specific instructions to complete the
+installation of arpwatch on Slackware.
+
+1) After installing the arpwatch package
+----------------------------------------
+
+1.1) Change current location to the arpwatch working directory:
+
+ # cd /var/lib/arpwatch
+
+1.2) Download newest MAC addresses database:
+
+ # wget http://standards.ieee.org/regauth/oui/oui.txt
+
+1.3) Convert it into ethercodes.dat format using script included in arpwatch source:
+
+ # ./massagevendor oui.txt > ethercodes.dat
+
+1.4) Remove unnecessary database file:
+
+ # rm -f oui.txt
+
+1.5) Congratulations, you have just created ethercodes.dat file with the newest MAC adresses.