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arpd replies to any ARP request for an IP address matching the specified
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destination net with the hardware MAC address of the specified
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interface, but only after determining if another host already claims it.
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Any IP address claimed by arpd is eventually forgotten after a period of
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inactivity or after a hard timeout, and is relinquished if the real
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owner shows up.
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This enables a single host to claim all unassigned addresses on a LAN
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for network monitoring or simulation.
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