[comp.unix.xenix.sco] Trouble setting up ARP Server under Xenix for RARP

ram@lionet.wesley.oz.au (Richard Muirden) (02/06/91)

I've had a great deal of trouble trying to set up an ARP server under
Xenix 2.3.2 (386) w/ SCO TCP/IP 1.0.1h.

I've followed the directions in the manual, but RARP requests from local
PC's on the network (the arp table for them is set up) are ignored and
fail.

Anyone who has successfully set up an ARP server could you please
tell me how you did it?! :)

I would be most graetful for any help given!

-Richard Muirden

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lwj@cs.kun.nl (Luc Rooijakkers) (02/08/91)

In <108@lionet.wesley.oz.au> ram@lionet.wesley.oz.au (Richard Muirden) writes:

>I've had a great deal of trouble trying to set up an ARP server under
>Xenix 2.3.2 (386) w/ SCO TCP/IP 1.0.1h.

>I've followed the directions in the manual, but RARP requests from local
>PC's on the network (the arp table for them is set up) are ignored and
>fail.

>Anyone who has successfully set up an ARP server could you please
>tell me how you did it?! :)

I have done it using 1.0.0 (can you say "old") on the same system. The
answer is: SCO TCP/IP can't do it. You have to install "rarpd" which they
don't deliver (at least not with 1.0.0). You can get it from the BSD sources
on uunet and elsewhere. Some mucking is (was?) required however, to get
it to work with the TCP/IP dev kit. If you can't get it to work, I might
be able to dig up the sources (no, they're not on this system nor in
this city).

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