rarp

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rarp - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
  RARP
  Reverse ARP
  
     <networking, 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)
  

rarp - V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006) :

  RARP
         Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (Internet, RFC 903)