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arping

arping is a native go library to ping a host per arp datagram, or query a host mac address

The currently supported platforms are: Linux and BSD.

Usage

arping library

import this library per import "github.com/j-keck/arping"
export GOPATH if not already (export GOPATH=$PWD)
download the library go get
run it sudo -E go run <YOUR PROGRAMM>
or build it go build

The library requires raw socket access. So it must run as root, or with appropriate capabilities under linux: sudo setcap cap_net_raw+ep <BIN>.

For api doc and examples see: godoc or check the standalone under 'cmd/arping/main.go'.

arping executable

To get a runnable pinger use go get -u github.com/j-keck/arping/cmd/arping. This will build the binary in $GOPATH/bin.

arping requires raw socket access. So it must run as root, or with appropriate capabilities under Linux: sudo setcap cap_net_raw+ep <ARPING_PATH>.