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1. Determining IP address from MAC address

Hi,

   I have a MAC address for a given system and need to be able to
programatically determine it's IP address for use with a TCP-IP based
application.  Clearly, the ip address might be in the arp table for ced
host but the problem occurs when it is not.  The options as I see it
are

1) broadcast ping (programmatically horrible as every host on the
network will respond)
2) inverse arp lookup

My questions are:

1) Does linux support the inverse arp protocol, as various resources
I've seen indicate it is primarily used for frame relay?  If so could
you direct me to the appropriate resources as I've been unable to
determine if linux supports this.

2) What other methods could I use to obtain this information?

Regards
Ian Neal

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