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  2. rarp
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  4.  
  5. The 'rarp' commands are associated with the Reverse Address
  6. Resolution Protocol (RARP).  RARP is used where a station knows
  7. its own Ethernet address or callsign but does not know its own IP
  8. address.
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  10. _________________________________________________________________
  11. rarp
  12. _________________________________________________________________
  13. Display RARP statistics.
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  15.  
  16. _________________________________________________________________
  17. rarp query <interface> <ether_address|callsign>
  18.                          [<ether_address|callsign> ...]
  19. _________________________________________________________________
  20. Issue a RARP request for an IP address for <ether_address> or
  21. <callsign>, via <interface>.
  22.  
  23. >> Examples:  rarp query tnc0 NS9ZZZ-5
  24.               rarp query en0 00:11:22:33:44:55
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