README.md
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[](https://codeclimate.com/github/derwentx/darp/maintainability)
A simple Python utility for detecting changes in devices connected to the local network using arp-scan (short for delta-arp).
Useful for finding out which of your housemates are home
Darp: Enabling musicians with crippling anxiety since 2016
Requirements
----
arp-scan: https://github.com/royhills/arp-scan
Install
----
Clone this repository and cd into it
```bash
git clone https://github.com/derwentx/darp
cd darp/
```
install install/test the python package
```bash
sudo python setup.py install
python test/test_basic.py
```
Play around with the scanner. if there has been an update, then something like this will print
You most likely have to run this as sudo since arp-scan requires low level access to your devices
```bash
python -m darp --set-owners '{"12:34:56:78:9a:bc":"Housemate A"}'
```
```
-> added
owner mac name
----------- ----------------- ----------
Housemate A 12:34:56:78:9a:bc Apple, Inc
-> removed
owner mac name
------ ----------------- -----------------------------------
Housemate B bc:12:34:56:78:9a SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
-> static
owner mac name
------ ----------------- -----------------------------------
Housemate C 9a:bc:12:34:56:78 Azurewave Technologies, Inc.
```
This means that housemate A has recently connected to the network, housemate B has recently left, and housemate C has stayed on the network
To cycle darp forever, use the `--cycle <seconds>` flag. to cancel Darp, use `ctrl-c`
Roadmap
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- [x] Make alerts a bit fancier with configurable device "owner"
- [ ] Alerts show last seen stamp
- [ ] handle duplicates in scan better
- [ ] use nmap to determine hostnames, instead of manufacturer name
- [ ] test for arp-scan installed on system