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January 2007 Using Windows online diagnostic tools
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The arp command
The arp command displays and modifies the IP-to-physical address
translation tables used by Address Resolution Protocol (arp).
Arp command syntax
The arp command uses the following syntax:
arp -s inet_addr eth_addr [if_addr]
arp -d inet_addr [if_addr]
arp -a [inet_addr] [-N if_addr]
Table 7: Arp parameters
Parameter Description
-a Displays current arp entries by interrogating the current
protocol data. If inet_addr is specified, the IP and
physical addresses for only the specified computer
appear. If more than one network interface uses arp,
entries for each arp table appear.
-g Same as -a.
inet_addr Specifies an Internet address.
if_addr Specifies the Internet address of the interface whose
address translation table should be modified. If not
present, the first applicable interface is used.
eth_addr Specifies a physical address.
-N if_addr Displays the arp entries for the network interface
specified by if_addr.
-d Deletes the host specified by inet_addr.
-s Adds the host and associates the Internet address
inet_addr with the Physical address eth_addr. The
physical address is given as six hexadecimal bytes
separated by hyphens. The entry is permanent.