NetPacket::ARP(3)

NAME
NetPacket::ARP - Assemble and disassemble ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) packets.

VERSION
version 1.7.2

SYNOPSIS
  use NetPacket::ARP;

  $tcp_obj = NetPacket::ARP->decode($raw_pkt);
  $tcp_pkt = NetPacket::ARP->encode(params...);   # Not implemented

DESCRIPTION
"NetPacket::ARP" provides a set of routines for assembling and disassembling packets using ARP (Address Resolution Protocol).

  Methods

"NetPacket::ARP->decode([RAW PACKET])"
    Decode the raw packet data given and return an object containing instance data. This method will quite happily decode garbage input. It is the responsibility of the programmer to ensure valid packet data is passed to this method.

"NetPacket::ARP->encode(param => value)"
    Return a ARP packet encoded with the instance data specified. Not implemented.

  Functions

"NetPacket::ARP::strip([RAW PACKET])"
    Return the encapsulated data (or payload) contained in the TCP packet. Since no payload data is encapulated in an ARP packet (only instance data), this function returns undef.

  Instance data
The instance data for the "NetPacket::ARP" object consists of the following fields.

htype
    Hardware type.

proto
    Protocol type.

hlen
    Header length.

plen
    Protocol length.

opcode
    One of the following constants:

    •   ARP_OPCODE_REQUEST

    •   ARP_OPCODE_REPLY

    •   RARP_OPCODE_REQUEST

    •   RARP_OPCODE_REPLY

sha Source hardware address.

spa Source protocol address.

tha Target hardware address.

tpa Target protocol address.

  Exports

default
    none

exportable
    none

tags
    The following tags group together related exportable items.

    ":ALL"
        All the above exportable items.

EXAMPLE
Print out arp requests on the local network.

  #!/usr/bin/perl -w

  use Net::PcapUtils;
  use NetPacket::Ethernet qw(:types);
  use NetPacket::ARP;

  sub process_pkt {
    my ($arg, $hdr, $pkt) = @_;

    my $eth_obj = NetPacket::Ethernet->decode($pkt);

    if ($eth_obj->{type} == ETH_TYPE_ARP) {
        my $arp_obj = NetPacket::ARP->decode($eth_obj->{data}, $eth_obj);
        print("source hw addr=$arp_obj->{sha}, " .
              "dest hw addr=$arp_obj->{tha}\n");
    }
  }

Net::PcapUtils::loop(\&process_pkt);

TODO

Implement encode() function
Does this work for protocols other than IP?  Need to read RFC.
Example is a bit silly

COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2001 Tim Potter.

Copyright (c) 1995,1996,1997,1998,1999 ANU and CSIRO on behalf of the participants in the CRC for Advanced Computational Systems ('ACSys').

This module is free software. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the Artistic License 2.0.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but without any warranty; without even the implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

AUTHOR
Tim Potter <tpot@samba.org>