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arp(8c) 																   arp(8c)

Name
       arp - address resolution display and control

Syntax
       arp -a [vmunix] [kmem]
       arp [-d] hostname
       arp -f filename
       arp -s hostname ether_addr [temp] [pub] [trail]

Description
       The program displays and modifies the Internet-to-Ethernet address translation tables used by the address resolution protocol

       The hostname is the name of the host system for which information will be displayed or modified.

       With no flags, the program displays the current ARP entry for hostname.

Options
       -a   Displays current Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) entries from the specified name list and core files (next arguments).  If not spec-
	    ified, uses and respectively.

       -d   Deletes the entry for the host specified by name (next argument).

       -f   Reads information from the specified file (next argument) and modifies entries accordingly.  Entries in the file should be of the fol-
	    lowing form, with argument meanings as given previously:
	    hostname ether_addr [ temp ] [ pub ] [ trail ]

       -s   Creates an ARP entry for the host called hostname with the Ethernet address ether_addr.  The Ethernet address is given as six hexadec-
	    imal 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.  That is, the system will act as an ARP server, responding to requests for hostname even though the host
	    address is not its own.  The word trail indicates that trailer encapsulations may be sent to this host.

See Also
       arp(4p), ifconfig(8c)

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ARP(8C) 																   ARP(8C)

NAME
arp - address resolution display and control SYNOPSIS
arp hostname arp -a [ vmunix ] [ kmem ] arp -d hostname arp -s hostname ether_addr [ 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. With the -a flag, the program displays 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). With the -d flag, a super-user may delete an entry for the host called hostname. The -s flag is given to create an ARP entry for the host called hostname with the Ethernet address ether_addr. 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"; i.e., this system will act as an ARP server, responding to requests for hostname even though the host address is not its own. The word trail indicates that trailer encapsulations may be sent to this host. The -f flag causes the file filename to be read and multiple entries to be set in the ARP tables. Entries in the file should be of the form hostname ether_addr [ temp ] [ pub ] [ trail ] with argument meanings as given above. SEE ALSO
inet(3N), arp(4P), ifconfig(8C) 4.3 Berkeley Distribution May 20, 1986 ARP(8C)
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