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diff --git a/network/arptables/README b/network/arptables/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..949ba0c9bf --- /dev/null +++ b/network/arptables/README @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +Arptables is used to set up, maintain, and inspect the tables of ARP rules +in the Linux kernel. It is analogous to iptables, but operates at the ARP +layer rather than the IP layer. + +Currently, only support for specifying hardware addresses for Ethernet +is available. This tool is not luser-proof: you can specify an Ethernet +source address and set hardware length to something different than 6, f.e. + +arptables was written by Bart De Schuymer based on code from iptables + +Arptables Frequently (and less frequently) Asked Questions: +http://ebtables.sourceforge.net/arptables-faq.html + +Note: an /etc/rc.d/init.d/arptables sysv-style script is included. |