RARP(4P) Protocols RARP(4P)

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(8). in.rarpd(8) 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(7) 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

arp(4P), ifconfig(8), in.rarpd(8)


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

May 28, 2005 RARP(4P)