arping

8 iputils-&snapshot;

arping

send ARP REQUEST to a neighbour host

    arping
    -AbDfhqUV
    -c
    -w
    -s
    -I

## DESCRIPTION

Ping ``

## OPTIONS

``

- The same as ``

`-b`

- Send only MAC level broadcasts. Normally ``

`-c ```

- Stop after sending ``option, ````

``

- Duplicate address detection mode (DAD). See RFC2131, 4.4.1. Returns 0, if DAD succeeded i.e. no replies are received

`-f`

- Finish after the first reply confirming that target is alive.

`-I ```

- Name of network device where to send ARP REQUEST packets. This option is required.

`-h`

- Print help page and exit.

``

- Quiet output. Nothing is displayed.

`-s ```

- IP source address to use in ARP packets. If this option is absent, source address is:

  - In DAD mode (with option ``

  - In Unsolicited ARP mode (with options ``

  - Otherwise, it is calculated from routing tables.

``

- Unsolicited ARP mode to update neighbours' ARP caches. No replies are expected.

`-V`

- Print version of the program and exit.

`-w ```

- Specify a timeout, in seconds, before ``packet are sent, it waits either for `expire or until `probes are answered.````

## SEE ALSO

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## AUTHOR

`Alexey Kuznetsov <kuznet@ms2.inr.ac.ru>. It is now maintained by YOSHIFUJI Hideaki <yoshfuji@skbuff.net>.`

## SECURITY

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## AVAILABILITY

`http://www.skbuff.net/iputils/iputils-current.tar.bz2.`

# COPYING

    This documentation is free software; you can redistribute
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    License Version 2.

    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be
    useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
    warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
    See the GNU General Public License for more details.

    For more details see the file COPYING in the source
    distribution of Linux kernel of version 2.4.

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