Metadata-Version: 1.0
Name: arprequest
Version: 0.2a
Summary: A class which sends an ARP Request to know if a host is online on local networks
Home-page: http://dev.inaps.org/trac/wiki/ArpRequest
Author: Antoine Millet
Author-email: antoine@inaps.org
License: WTFPL
Description: ArpRequest
        ==========
        
        General
        -------
        
        ArpRequest is a Python module designed to make an ARP gratuitous request
        to know if a host is online. It acts on OSI model's level 2 unlike
        icmp echo (ping), so, you can use it without IP configuration, or to
        "ping" an host in other IP network. However, you can only use it on
        local networks.
        
        Usage
        -----
        
        >>> from arprequest import ArpRequest
        >>> ar = ArpRequest('10.0.0.1', 'eth0')
        >>> ar.request()
        True
        >>> ar2 = ArpRequest('10.0.0.123', 'eth0') # 10.0.0.123 doesen't exist
        >>> ar2.request()
        False
        
        Constraints
        -----------
        
        - ArpRequest work only on unix or unix-like platforms because it uses
        unix signals.
        - ArpRequest work only as root, because it uses raw sockets.
        - Module is commented in french. I will translate comments in english,
        a day...
        
        
Keywords: arp network ethernet
Platform: UNKNOWN
Classifier: Topic :: Communications
Classifier: Topic :: System :: Networking
Classifier: Topic :: System :: Networking :: Monitoring
Classifier: Development Status :: 3 - Alpha
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
Classifier: Intended Audience :: System Administrators
Classifier: License :: Public Domain
Classifier: Operating System :: Unix
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python
