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From: terry@cssun.tamu.edu (Terry Escamilla)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Ethernet question
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Date: 14 Jul 90 04:02:42 GMT
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Someone please settle an argument we've been having at work.

Is it possible for a workstation on an Ethernet to dynamically
determine the Internet (or even Ethernet) addresses of the
hosts/workstations immediately to its left and right?  
I guess this would be like an "intelligent" ping or ARP.

Terry Escamilla
terry@cs.tamu.edu