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diff --git a/census/arping.py b/census/arping.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+import logging 
+log = logging.getLogger('arpingy')
+logging.disable(logging.WARNING)
+
+import os,sys
+try:
+  if (os.geteuid() != 0):
+    raise Exception('no root permissions')
+  from scapy.all import * #might throws "no such module"
+
+  def arpingy(iprange="10.42.1.0/24",iface='eth0'):
+    log.debug("pinging "+ str(iprange))
+    """Arping function takes IP Address or Network, returns nested mac/ip list"""
+    try:
+      conf.verb=0
+      ans,unans=arping(iprange,iface=iface,timeout=1,retry=3)
+
+      collection = []
+      for snd, rcv in ans:
+        result = rcv.sprintf(r"%ARP.psrc% %Ether.src%").split()
+        log.debug(result)
+        return result # take just the first arp reply
+    except Exception as e:
+      print ("something went wrong while arpinging " + str(e))
+    return []
+
+except Exception as e:
+  raise Exception("Cannot load arping functions!" + str(e))
+
+
+if __name__ =='__main__':
+  logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
+  arpingy(sys.argv[1],sys.argv[2])