arp.9 revision 1.2
$NetBSD: arp.9,v 1.2 1997/03/16 19:26:53 is Exp $
Copyright (c) 1997 Ignatios Souvatzis.
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.Dd Mar 3, 1997 .Dt ARP 9 .Os NetBSD .Sh NAME .Nm ARP .Nd externally visible ARP functions .Sh SYNOPSIS .Fd #include <netinet/ether.h> .Ft void .Fn arp_ifinit "struct ifnet *ifp" "struct ifaddr *ifa" .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm functions provide the interface between the .Nm module and the network drivers which need .Nm functionality. l -tag -width "arp_ifinit()" t Fn arp_ifinit Sets up the .Nm specific fields in .Fa ifa . Additionally, it sends out an gratitious ARP request on .Fa ifp , so that other machines are warned that we have a new address and duplicate addresses can be detected. .El .Sh RETURN VALUES None. .Sh ERRORS
.Sh SEE ALSO .Xr ifattach 9 , .Xr ether_ifattach 9 , .Xr fddi_ifattach 9 , .Xr arc_ifattach 9 .
Copyright (c) 1997 Ignatios Souvatzis.
All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
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notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
must display the following acknowledgement:
This product includes software developed for the NetBSD Project
by Ignatios Souvatzis
4. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products
derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
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OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
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OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
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SUCH DAMAGE.
.Dd Mar 3, 1997 .Dt ARP 9 .Os NetBSD .Sh NAME .Nm ARP .Nd externally visible ARP functions .Sh SYNOPSIS .Fd #include <netinet/ether.h> .Ft void .Fn arp_ifinit "struct ifnet *ifp" "struct ifaddr *ifa" .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm functions provide the interface between the .Nm module and the network drivers which need .Nm functionality. l -tag -width "arp_ifinit()" t Fn arp_ifinit Sets up the .Nm specific fields in .Fa ifa . Additionally, it sends out an gratitious ARP request on .Fa ifp , so that other machines are warned that we have a new address and duplicate addresses can be detected. .El .Sh RETURN VALUES None. .Sh ERRORS
.Sh SEE ALSO .Xr ifattach 9 , .Xr ether_ifattach 9 , .Xr fddi_ifattach 9 , .Xr arc_ifattach 9 .
Plummer, D., "RFC826", An Ethernet Address Resolution Protocol. .Sh AUTHORS UB CSRG (original implementation)
Ignatios Souvatzis (support for non-Ethernet)
.Sh BUGS
.Sh STANDARDS
RFC 826
.Sh HISTORY
Rewritten to support other than Ethernet link level addresses in
.Nx 1.2D .