> At 10:47 PM 7/10/96 -0400, you wrote:
> >I need to ping an entire class B in order to load my routers arp cache
> >with all mac-ip pairs. I am using Solaris 2.5 and fping will not
> >compile for me. ntping will doit but i cannot figure out the
> >correct syntax to do say an entire class C at once. I do not care
> >about the results. I just want the sytem in the arp cache.
>
> Your router will pick them all up eventually. But local machines will
> respond to "arp -a", everyone up will answer. Arp -a will not pass your
> router though so if you are collecting mac's from across wan connections it
> won't work.
>
Try ping'ing the broadcast address...
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