Hi, Is it possible to retrieve the subnet mask of a remote network interface given MAC address and IP address of the interface are available. Previously "ICMP netmask message" could be used for this purpose but this feature is no more available in Linux 2.2.x onwards. Regards Vivek _____________________________________________________________________ // free anonymous email || forums \\ subZINE || anonymous browsing subDIMENSION -- http://www.subdimension.com - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html