Java Program: ARP and RARP Protocol

// Socket Programming

// ARP and RARP Protocol

// arp_rarp.java

/*

This program automatically creates a file with the IP address of machines, their MAC address and type.

ARP protocol is simulated by reading an IP address and returning the MAC address

RARP protocol is simulated by reading an MAC address and returning the IP address

The program can be extended to read an IP Address / Mac Address and a message and send a packet to the specified machine using TCP / IP or Datagram sockets

*/

import java.io.*;

import java.util.*;

public class arp_rarp

{

     private static final String Command = “arp -a”;

     public static void getARPTable(String cmd) throws Exception

     {

          File fp = new File(“ARPTable.txt”);

          FileWriter fw = new FileWriter(fp);

          BufferedWriter bw = new BufferedWriter(fw);

          Process P = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmd);

          Scanner S = new Scanner(P.getInputStream()).useDelimiter(“\\A”);

          while(S.hasNext())

              bw.write(S.next());

          bw.close();

          fw.close();

     }

     public static void findMAC(String ip) throws Exception

     {

          File fp = new File(“ARPTable.txt”);

          FileReader fr = new FileReader(fp);

          BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(fr);

          String line;

          while ((line = br.readLine()) != null)

          {

              if (line.contains(ip))

              {

                   System.out.println(“Internet Address      Physical Address      Type”);

                   System.out.println(line);

                   break;

              }

          }

          if((line == null))

              System.out.println(“Not found”);

          fr.close();

          br.close();

     }

     public static void findIP(String mac) throws Exception

     {

          File fp = new File(“ARPTable.txt”);

          FileReader fr = new FileReader(fp);

          BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(fr);

          String line;

          while ((line = br.readLine()) != null)

          {

              if (line.contains(mac))

              {

                   System.out.println(“Internet Address      Physical Address      Type”);

                   System.out.println(line);

                   break;

              }

          }

          if((line == null))

              System.out.println(“Not found”);

          fr.close();

          br.close();

     }

     public static void main(String as[]) throws Exception

     {

          getARPTable(Command);

          Scanner S = new Scanner(System.in);

          System.out.println(“ARP Protocol.”);

          System.out.print(“Enter IP Address: “);

          String IP = S.nextLine();

          findMAC(IP);

          System.out.println(“RARP Protocol.”);

          System.out.print(“Enter MAC Address: “);

          String MAC = S.nextLine();

          findIP(MAC);

     }

}

OUTPUT:

>javac arp_rarp.java

>java arp_rarp

ARP Protocol.

Enter IP Address: 10.0.15.253

Internet Address               Physical Address              Type

  10.0.15.253                         00-16-76-bd-41-27           dynamic

RARP Protocol.

Enter MAC Address: 01-00-5e-00-00-fc

Internet Address               Physical Address              Type

  224.0.0.252                        01-00-5e-00-00-fc            static

>java arp_rarp

ARP Protocol.

Enter IP Address: 10.0.15.121

Not found

RARP Protocol.

Enter MAC Address: 01-00-5e-00-00-ff

Not found

>

ARPTable.txt

Interface: 10.0.15.202 — 0x3

Internet Address
10.0.15.1
10.0.15.72
10.0.15.253
10.0.15.255
224.0.0.22
224.0.0.251
224.0.0.252
239.255.255.250
Physical Address
54-78-1a-1e-6a-4f
00-13-20-b7-49-c9
00-16-76-bd-41-27
ff-ff-ff-ff-ff-ff
01-00-5e-00-00-16
01-00-5e-00-00-fb
01-00-5e-00-00-fc
01-00-5e-7f-ff-fa
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