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+#!/usr/bin/python2
+
+import logging
+log = logging.getLogger('arpingy')
+import os
+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)
+
+ 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:
+ log.error("Cannot load arping functions!" + str(e))
+ def arpingy(iprange='',iface=''):
+ raise Exception ('arping not available')