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From: Tony C. Cheng <tcheng@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu>
Subject: RARPD for AT&T Unix System V 
Message-ID: <1991Jun4.233653.24468@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu>
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Organization: Indiana University
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 91 23:36:53 GMT
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If I remember it correctly, a NCSA Telnet workstation can get dynamic
IP number assignment from a TCP/IP Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
Server(rarpd).  I'm a novice on TCP/IP, but I know that "rarpd" is 
available on Sun workstation.  Is there any similiar PD or commercial
program that I can run on our AT&T Unix System V rel. 3.2.2 StarGROUP
3.4 server for the same purpose?

If you recall my previous posting on "NCSAT vs. AT&T StarGROUP", you 
know that I've successfully implemented NCSA Telnet on our StarGROUP
3.4 clients.  Now I'm wondering if I can set up the Unix server
as a rarpd server to save the trouble of assigning each client
an identical IP number and making a database for those IP records.  We
have a 250+ clients network, if this can be done, I can save a lot of
sweat.

Any comments will be appreciated.


Tony C. Cheng
..............
Educ. Tech. Services
Indiana University



