Reverse Address Resolution Protocol

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Reverse Address Resolution Protocol



(RARP) A protocol defined in RFC 903 which provides the reverse function of ARP. RARP maps a hardware address (MAC address) to an Internet address. It is used primarily by diskless nodes, when they first initialise, to find their Internet address.

See also BOOTP.

(1994-12-08)