[Bug 16768] Unable to scan using ARP with Softperfect Network Scanner

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http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16768





--- Comment #3 from Austin English <austinenglish at gmail.com>  2009-01-05 15:12:45 ---
(In reply to comment #2)
> (In reply to comment #1)
> > Yep, that's a bug.  The difficulty is that sending ARP requests (and getting
> > their replies) requires root privilege in Linux, which is something we rather
> > discourage with Wine.
> > 
> 
> I understand that, but shouldn't it be implemented so users can choose for
> themselves whether to use it (as root) or not?
> 

That's what Juan's saying. It's technically a bug, and should be implemented.
The problem is, if/when it's implemented, using it opens up a bunch of other
issues, but that's not a wine problem, per se. And if using fine grained
permissions, can be controlled/contained to an extent.


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