RARPD(8) BSD System Manager's Manual RARPD(8)
NAME
rarpd -- Reverse ARP Daemon
SYNOPSIS
rarpd [-adfl] [interface [...]]
DESCRIPTION
rarpd services Reverse ARP requests on the Ethernet connected to interface. Upon receiving a request, rarpd maps the target hardware address
to an IP address via its name, which must be present in both the ethers(5) and hosts(5) databases. If a host does not exist in both data-
bases the translation cannot proceed and a reply will not be sent.
In normal operation, rarpd forks a copy of itself and runs in the background. Anomalies and errors are reported via syslog(3).
OPTIONS
-a Listen on all the Ethernets attached to the system. If '-a' is omitted, an interface must be specified.
-d Run in debug mode, with all the output to stderr. This option implies the -f option.
-f Run in the foreground.
-l Log all requests to syslog.
FILES
/etc/ethers
/etc/hosts
SEE ALSO
bpf(4)
Finlayson, R., Mann, T., Mogul, J.C., and Theimer, M., A Reverse Address Resolution Protocol, RFC 903.
AUTHORS
Craig Leres (leres@ee.lbl.gov) and Steven McCanne (mccanne@ee.lbl.gov). Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley,
CA.
BSD
October 17, 2002 BSD
