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[Amer]

> On Apr 30, 2016, at 5:50 PM, Peter Silva <peter at bsqt.homeip.net> wrote:
> 
> or... you can use 'arp'.
> arp -h
> Usage:
>   arp [-vn]  [<HW>] [-i <if>] [-a] [<hostname>]             <-Display ARP cache
>   arp [-v]          [-i <if>] -d  <host> [pub]               <-Delete ARP entry
>   arp [-vnD] [<HW>] [-i <if>] -f  [<filename>]            <-Add entry from file
>   arp [-v]   [<HW>] [-i <if>] -s  <host> <hwaddr> [temp]            <-Add entry
>   arp [-v]   [<HW>] [-i <if>] -Ds <host> <if> [netmask <nm>] pub          <-''-
> 
>         -a                       display (all) hosts in alternative (BSD) style
>         -s, --set                set a new ARP entry
>         -d, --delete             delete a specified entry
>         -v, --verbose            be verbose
>         -n, --numeric            don't resolve names
>         -i, --device             specify network interface (e.g. eth0)
>         -D, --use-device         read <hwaddr> from given device
>         -A, -p, --protocol       specify protocol family
>         -f, --file               read new entries from file or from /etc/ethers
> 
>   <HW>=Use '-H <hw>' to specify hardware address type. Default: ether
>   List of possible hardware types (which support ARP):
>     ash (Ash) ether (Ethernet) ax25 (AMPR AX.25) 
>     netrom (AMPR NET/ROM) rose (AMPR ROSE) arcnet (ARCnet) 
>     dlci (Frame Relay DLCI) fddi (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) hippi (HIPPI) 
>     irda (IrLAP) x25 (generic X.25) eui64 (Generic EUI-64) 
> 
> 
>> On Sat, Apr 30, 2016 at 10:46 AM, Peter Silva <peter at bsqt.homeip.net> wrote:
>> so this is a developer question, and not user support?
>> 
>> Are you looking for this:
>> http://vafer.org/blog/20040905200347/
>> 
>> I just googled 'arp library c'
>> 
>> libpcap is a good place to start.
>> 
>> 
>>> On Sat, Apr 30, 2016 at 10:39 AM, Amer <amer7777 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>> > On Apr 30, 2016, at 5:04 PM, Karl Auer <kauer at biplane.com.au> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> On Sat, 2016-04-30 at 16:39 +0300, Amer wrote:
>>> >> The ARP messages either request/respond are very useful in
>>> >> wired/wireless networks. In my problem we want to utilize THA.
>>> >> Unfortunately, there is no other alternative cause our target is the
>>> >> THA field and we want to utilize its bytes in our communication.
>>> >
>>> > Perhaps there is a language problem here. Let me try a few variations:
>>> >
>>> > Why do you want to "utilize the THA"?
>>> >
>>> > What is the ultimate reason for wanting to change the THA on an
>>> > outgoing ARP packet?
>>> >
>>> > What *end result* do you seek?
>>> >
>>> > What are you doing this *for*?
>>> >
>>> > It looks to me as if you are trying to use ARP as a covert channel.
>>> >
>>> > Regards, K.
>>> >
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>>> 
>>> Yes exactly, as you have mentioned in your email.
>>> I would like to use ARP as a covert channel.
>>> 
>>> Best regards,
>>> Amer
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