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Protocols                                                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(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  attri-
     butes:



     ___________________________________________________________________
    |           ATTRIBUTE TYPE           |        ATTRIBUTE VALUE      |
    |____________________________________|_____________________________|
    | Interface Stability (protocol)     |  Standard                   |
    |____________________________________|_____________________________|
    | Interface Stability (defaults file)|  Uncommitted                |
    |____________________________________|_____________________________|
    | Interface Stability (RARP_RETRIES) |  Uncommitted                |
    |____________________________________|_____________________________|


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


     Reverse Address Resolution Protocol RFC 903.  June, 1984  R.
     Finlayson, T. Mann, J.C. Mogul, M. Theimer









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