> > ? (10.0.0.1) at 00:e0:29:ad:5a:aa on em0 [ethernet] > > > > will do the trick, but it is a bit too heavy for the purpose, I'd > > prefer a solution that only send an ARP request. > > > > If you just want to avoid the DNS lookup, you can use arp -an. > Its much faster :)
Thanks. Off course I use arp -n to avoid DNS resolution. But what i really want to avoid is sending any IP/ICMP packet when the ARP resolution is all I need. (And some people even filter out the ICMP echo request packets (Windows XP firewall), so I have to wait for the time out). Olivier _______________________________________________ freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
