逆地址解析协议（Reverse Address Resolution Protocol，RARP），是一种网络协议，互联网工程任务组（IETF）在RFC903中描述了RARP。RARP使用与ARP相同的报头结构，作用与ARP相反。RARP用于将MAC地址转换为IP地址。其因为较限于IP地址的运用以及其他的一些缺点，因此渐为更新的BOOTP或DHCP所取代。

RARP的工作原理：

The Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (RARP) is an obsolete computer networking protocol used by a client computer to request its Internet Protocol (IPv4) address from a computer network, when all it has available is its link layer or hardware address, such as a MAC address. The client broadcasts the request, and does not need prior knowledge of the network topology or the identities of servers capable of fulfilling its request.