Re: Network devices

From	Chris Hughes <news13@noonehere.co.uk>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.acorn.networking
Subject	Re: Network devices
Date	2023-12-03 22:24 +0000
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<15792d0d5b.chris@mytardis> (permalink)
References	<5b0c9f00fedave@triffid.co.uk> <f8e4a70c5b.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> <5b0d06141edave@triffid.co.uk>

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In message <5b0d06141edave@triffid.co.uk>
          Dave <dave@triffid.co.uk> wrote:

> In article <f8e4a70c5b.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM>,
>    David Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> wrote:
>> In message <5b0c9f00fedave@triffid.co.uk>
>>           Dave <dave@triffid.co.uk> wrote:

>>> I have a vague recollection there's a RISC OS command line that will
>>> list all the devices on the local network, maybe arp -something.
>>> 
>>> I really can't remember... Can anyone please refresh my ailing memory?

>> arp -a will indeed do some of what you'd like, but I don't think there
>> is a command to list everything.

>> arp -a lists all those it is aware of, which really means those it has
>> been in connection with recently.

>> Try it, then ping your broadcast address, then try arp -a again, and I
>> think you'll see some of what I mean.

>> David

> Ah yes well...

> Aside from the router, I have two other LAN things (Printers) active.

> In a Command window (StrongEd) if I do arp -a I get...

> *arp -a
> route-sysctl-estimate

> Whatever that might mean.

> Aha! I've just remembered something (Expletive) I must away and test...

> My remembering was correct, On a Real hardware SARPC, Arp -a etc works
> okay, but on a Virtual Acorn it doesn't, and IIRC never has.

Correct it will not work on VRPC as all the networking is provided by the 
Windows side and passed through to the VRPC program side (Remember as far 
as Windows is concerned its just another application)

Try it instead on the windows side in a command window, I think it should 
work (not got my PC on to double check at moment)


-- 
Chris Hughes

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Network devices Dave <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2023-12-02 20:28 +0000
  Re: Network devices David Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> - 2023-12-02 22:05 +0000
    Network devices Dave <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2023-12-03 15:14 +0000
      Re: Network devices Chris Hughes <news13@noonehere.co.uk> - 2023-12-03 22:24 +0000
        Re: Network devices Chris Newman <mec@npost.uk> - 2023-12-03 23:51 +0000
          Re: Network devices Dave <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2023-12-04 06:58 +0000
          Re: Network devices Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> - 2023-12-04 08:39 +0000
            Re: Network devices Dave <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2023-12-04 15:53 +0000
              Re: Network devices Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> - 2023-12-05 10:06 +0000
          Re: Network devices Richard Ashbery <basura@invalid.addr.uk> - 2023-12-04 12:16 +0000
            Re: Network devices Martin <News03@avisoft.f9.co.uk> - 2023-12-04 13:02 +0000
            Re: Network devices Chris Hughes <news13@noonehere.co.uk> - 2023-12-04 12:59 +0000
              Re: Network devices Richard Ashbery <basura@invalid.addr.uk> - 2023-12-04 17:57 +0000
              Re: Network devices Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> - 2023-12-04 18:04 +0000
            Re: Network devices Chris Newman <mec@npost.uk> - 2023-12-04 17:17 +0000
        Re: Network devices Dave <Dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2023-12-04 06:48 +0000
          Re: Network devices Chris Hughes <news13@noonehere.co.uk> - 2023-12-04 12:02 +0000
            Re: Network devices Dave <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2023-12-04 16:07 +0000
              Re: Network devices Chris Hughes <news13@noonehere.co.uk> - 2023-12-04 16:40 +0000
              Re: Network devices Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> - 2023-12-04 21:15 +0000
              Re: Network devices Alan Adams <alan@adamshome.org.uk> - 2023-12-05 12:00 +0000
  Re: Network devices druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2023-12-05 21:13 +0000

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