RARP(7P)
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(7D) 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 will retry a maximum of five times with a five
second wait between retries.
FILES
/etc/inet/rarp
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attri-
butes:
___________________________________________________________________
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
|____________________________________|_____________________________|
| Interface Stability (protocol) | Standard |
|____________________________________|_____________________________|
| Interface Stability (defaults file)| Unstable |
|____________________________________|_____________________________|
| Interface Stability (RARP_RETRIES) | Unstable |
|____________________________________|_____________________________|
SEE ALSO
ifconfig(1M), in.rarpd(7D), arp(7P)
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol RFC 903. June, 1994 R.
Finlayson, T. Mann, J.C. Mogul, M. Theimer
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