RARP(4P) 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)