[LARTC] ARP daemon

Ronny Aasen list@datapart-as.no
Mon, 09 Aug 2004 12:56:17 +0200


On Mon, 2004-08-09 at 12:01, Damjan wrote:
> I'm looking for a program that will replace the automatic ARP table
> population by the Linux kernel. The daemon should fix the MAC <-> IP
> entry from the IP of the first packet with that MAC received.
> 
> Is there anything like this?

you wont recive the packet unless the arp table is populated, since the
sender woudn't know to what mac to send the packet.

maybe you look for
/etc/ethers
or man ethers

good luck
-- 
Ronny Aasen <list@datapart-as.no>