RE: misc/44719: RARPD ethers file format wrong for Linux

["Demian Martin" <demianm_1%yahoo.com@localhost>]

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From: "Demian Martin" <demianm_1%yahoo.com@localhost>
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Subject: RE: misc/44719: RARPD ethers file format wrong for Linux
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 02:15:32 -0700

 I was looking for details for setting up RARPD on a Debian system and Google
 found the reference in the NetBSD that mentioned Linux. I followed the
 directions (IP then MAC) and watched as the device could not get an IP
 address and the syslog said that RARPD could not find an IP to match the MAC
 (with the same MAC that I had entered). I swapped them (fuzzy memory from
 the last time I tried it) and it worked instantly. They may have different
 order in different versions. In any case this was on a Debian based system
 (Voyage Linux). I don't have a BDS system to try it on. Here is a reference
 for what its worth:
 http://www.itec.suny.edu/scsys/unix/doc/V4.0F/docs/html/MAN/MAN4/0064____.HT
 M  
                  -Demian
 
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 From: Martin Husemann [mailto:martin%duskware.de@localhost] 
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 Subject: Re: misc/44719: RARPD ethers file format wrong for Linux
 
 The following reply was made to PR misc/44719; it has been noted by GNATS.
 
 From: Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>
 To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
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 Subject: Re: misc/44719: RARPD ethers file format wrong for Linux
 Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 09:49:43 +0100
 
  Sorry if I'm missing something obvious - but could you please give a bit
  of background? What rarpd are you using on what system, where did you get
  it?
  
  The NetBSD ethers(5) man page certainly describes the format for NetBSD
  correctly, so I'm not sure what needs fixing and where.
  
  Martin