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   From: vjs@calcite.rhyolite.com   
      
   In article ,   
   sg   wrote:   
      
   >The information about arp what you have described is correct. I was   
   >referring to a command called as 'arping' which can give you the MAC   
   >address of the remote host if it's up and has a IP. You can have a   
   >look at this link   
   >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arping   
      
   Interesting.  That web page points to   
   http://www.habets.pp.se/synscan/programs.php?prog=arping   
   which claims source that builds on MAC OS X.   
      
   It belatedly occurred to me that no one has asked why an application   
   needs the MAC address corresponding to an IP address.  Such needs   
   are rarely real, and when real, often best ignored.   
      
      
   Vernon Schryver    vjs@rhyolite.com   
      
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