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RFC 903

Network Working Group
Request for Comments: 903

Finlayson, Mann, Mogul, Theimer
Stanford University
June 1984

A Reverse Address Resolution Protocol

Ross Finlayson, Timothy Mann, Jeffrey Mogul, Marvin Theimer
Computer Science Department
Stanford University
June 1984

Status of this Memo

This RFC suggests a method for workstations to dynamically find their protocol address (e.g., their Internet Address), when they know only their hardware address (e.g., their attached physical network address).

This RFC specifies a proposed protocol for the ARPA Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.

I. Introduction
II. Design Considerations
III. The Proposed Protocol
IV. References
Appendix A. Two Example Implementations for 4.2BSD Unix
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