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Layer 2 'Ping' Jason.noemail 08-15-2005
Posted by on August 15, 2005, 2:22 pm
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Hello,

I'd like to write a small connectivity utility which will
_craft_ then _pack_ and _send_ an ethernet frame.


First: Im using MSWin32

Second: Is there already a utility for sending a Layer 2 'ping'
without a TCP/IP stack loaded?

Third: Can the DL-DATA-ACK function be utilized for this?

Fourth: I'd like to use Perl for this, but ive had some trouble
finding an appropriate 'module' to accomplish this.





Pure Networks
Posted by Arnold Nipper on August 15, 2005, 4:41 pm
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On 15.08.2005 16:22 Jason.noemail@invalid.com wrote

> Hello,
>
> I'd like to write a small connectivity utility which will
> _craft_ then _pack_ and _send_ an ethernet frame.
>
>
> First: Im using MSWin32
>
> Second: Is there already a utility for sending a Layer 2 'ping'
> without a TCP/IP stack loaded?
>

Have a look at http://freshmeat.net/projects/arping/

> Third: Can the DL-DATA-ACK function be utilized for this?
>
> Fourth: I'd like to use Perl for this, but ive had some trouble
> finding an appropriate 'module' to accomplish this.
>
>
>



Arnold
--
Arnold Nipper, AN45


Posted by Rick Jones on August 22, 2005, 5:57 pm
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On either freshmeat or sourceforge, there is a "linkloop" project that
is a linux implementation of the HP-UX linkloop functionality. It is
a layer two "ping" utility that has been in use on HP-UX for years and
years. If you license sutiably, you could leverage that port for your
needs, and have some decent assurance of interoperability with at
least two other platforms :)

rick jones
--
Process shall set you free from the need for rational thought.
these opinions are mine, all mine; HP might not want them anyway... :)
feel free to post, OR email to rick.jones2 in hp.com but NOT BOTH...


Posted by on August 24, 2005, 8:24 pm
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>
>On either freshmeat or sourceforge, there is a "linkloop" project that
>is a linux implementation of the HP-UX linkloop functionality. It is
>a layer two "ping" utility that has been in use on HP-UX for years and
>years. If you license sutiably, you could leverage that port for your
>needs, and have some decent assurance of interoperability with at
>least two other platforms :)
>
>rick jones
>--
>Process shall set you free from the need for rational thought.
>these opinions are mine, all mine; HP might not want them anyway... :)
>feel free to post, OR email to rick.jones2 in hp.com but NOT BOTH...

Thank you very much =) this is a great bit of information.
I am now looking forward to parsing through the docs.




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