Manual page for ARP(8C)
arp - address resolution display and control
SYNOPSIS
arp
hostname
arp -a
[
vmunix
[
kmem
] ]
arp -d
hostname
arp -s
hostname ether_address
[
temp
] [
pub
] [
trail
]
arp -f
filename
DESCRIPTION
The
arp
program displays and modifies the
Internet-to-Ethernet address translation
tables used by the address resolution protocol
(arp(4P)).
With no flags, the program displays the current
ARP
entry for
hostname.
The host may be specified by name or by number,
using Internet dot notation.
OPTIONS
- -a
-
Display all of the current
ARP
entries by reading the table
from the file
kmem
(default
/dev/kmem)
based on the kernel file
vmunix
(default
/vmunix).
- -d
-
Delete an entry for the host called
hostname.
This option may only be used by the super-user.
- -s
-
Create an
ARP
entry for the host called
hostname
with the Ethernet address
ether_address.
The Ethernet address is given as six hex bytes separated by colons.
The entry will be permanent unless the word
temp
is given in the command.
If the word
pub
is given, the entry will be published, for instance,
this system will respond to
ARP
requests for
hostname
even though the hostname is not its own.
The word
trail
indicates that trailer encapsulations may be sent to this host.
- -f
-
Read the file named
filename
and set multiple entries in the
ARP
tables. Entries
in the file should be of the form
-
hostname ether_address
[
temp
] [
pub
] [
trail
]
with argument meanings as given above.
SEE ALSO
arp.4p
ifconfig.8c
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