RARP(7P)

Name | Description | Files | Attributes | See Also

Name

rarp, RARP– Reverse address resolution protocol

Description

You use the RARP protocol to map dynamically between the Internet Protocol (IP) and network interface MAC addresses. RARP is often used to boot a Solaris client. RARP clients include the SPARC boot PROM, x86 boot floppy, SunOS kernel, and ifconfig(1M). in.rarpd(1M) provides the server-side implementation.

RARP request timeout behavior in application-layer clients is governed by the /etc/inet/rarp default file. To tune the number of retries an application attempts before giving up, set the RARP_RETRIES variable in /etc/inet/rarp. If the file is not present or RARP_RETRIES is not initialized within it, applications retry a maximum of five times with a eight second wait between retries.

Files

/etc/inet/rarp

Attributes

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Interface Stability (protocol)	Standard
Interface Stability (defaults file)	Unstable
Interface Stability (RARP_RETRIES)	Unstable

See Also

ifconfig(1M), in.rarpd(1M), arp(7P)

Reverse Address Resolution Protocol RFC 903. June, 1994 R. Finlayson, T. Mann, J.C. Mogul, M. Theimer

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