Re: ARP idea (conjecture)

[Rob Quinn <rquinn () sprint net>]

> I'm not even sure if arp timeouts are OS-specific

 From experience, the timeout for a Cisco router is at least several hours.
That's how long I waited before power cycling anyway, it could be longer. I
doubt this will be a very productive method, and if you're on the wire you
probably have a lot of other options open to you.

> I wonder if it'd be possible to measure ARP timeouts and compare these with a
> default-listing by OS?

 How about other characteristics, like delay between arp repeats? If no one
answers, my Solaris boxes seem to broadcast in three's, at a fixed rate. That
might be more related to how long it takes our WinNT boxes to respond - another
measurable characteristic I guess.

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