> arp request is using a broadcast message which will send to all ports of a > hub or a switch... now everybody is connected to it received that arp > request broadcast message... the one who owns that ip address will reply to > it using the arp reply message which is computer B... arp reply is a unicast > message...
Very interesting. Which program does arp? route? kernel? What is its purpose? To make the communication between PCs on the same subnet faster? Does arp send requests on a regular interval such that you can have the opportunity to poison other PCs arp cache? Holden -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
