WalkingZero writes:

I am trying to write a function that, given an array of IP addresses, will run ARP requests to find out which IPs are currently assigned to live hosts.
If that's all you are trying to do then send some packet to the host that you think it will respond to and, if it responds, then your ARP cache is correct. Look in the ARP cache for the MAC.
I think Net::Pcap is probably half of what I need.
Not likely.
I still feel that dealing with a raw ARP Request and Reply over the wire is the best way to accomplish my ends.
If you use a perl module to construct a packet to send then most such modules also will provide a way to deconstruct the packet you receive. For ARP packets you might try NetPacket::ARP. Claims to do what you need. You'll have to open a socket to your destination to send the packets formated by NetPacket::ARP.

s//----->\t/;$~="JAPH";s//\r<$~~/;{s|~$~-|-~$~|||s |-$~~|$~~-|||s,<$~~,<~$~,,s,~$~>,$~~>,, $|=1,select$,,$,,$,,1e-1;print;redo}

In reply to Re^3: ARP Lookups by starbolin
in thread ARP Lookups by WalkingZero

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