SUMMARY : Installing rarpd

From: Magali BERNARD <Magali.Bernard_at_univ-st-etienne.fr>
Date: Tue, 21 May 96 17:12:26 +0200

Thank you all who answered :

> I'm trying to use rarpd, but I am unable to start it, because the interface
> is unknown :
>
> "rarpd" gives "pf0: No such file or directory"
> "rarpd tu0" gives "tu0: No such file or directory"
>
> so what ? My interface is really tu0, how can I do ?

Beware to have the kernel configured with "options PACKETFILTER"
(mine was already configured)
I had to do :
cd /dev
MAKEDEV pfilt

...and it was ok

> Also, in the /etc/ethers file, is there a difference in the ethernet
> addresses between uppercase and lowercase ? (08:00:87:03:49:AB and
> 08:00:87:03:49:ab)

No difference.

> Finally, do I have to start rarpd in /sbin/init.d/SXX ? I didn't find
> any "rarpd" in /etc/inetd.conf or /etc/services...

The answer is yes.

Thanks to :
Ray Bellis <Ray.Bellis_at_psy.ox.ac.uk>
olle_at_cb.uu.se (Olle Eriksson)
pgouffon_at_charme.if.usp.br
Stam Nicolis <nicolis_at_chiral.phys.univ-tours.fr>
Starlink Software Librarian <star_at_uclan.ac.uk>
"Gernot M. Fuchs" <gfuchs_at_golay.med.unc.edu>


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Received on Tue May 21 1996 - 18:10:04 NZST

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