1ARPING(8)                           iputils                          ARPING(8)
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NAME

6       arping - send ARP REQUEST to a neighbour host
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SYNOPSIS

9       arping [-AbDfhqUV] [-c count] [-w deadline] [-i interval] [-s source]
10              [-I interface] {destination}
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DESCRIPTION

13       Ping destination on device interface by ARP packets, using source
14       address source.
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OPTIONS

17       -A
18           The same as -U, but ARP REPLY packets used instead of ARP REQUEST.
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20       -b
21           Send only MAC level broadcasts. Normally arping starts from sending
22           broadcast, and switch to unicast after reply received.
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24       -c count
25           Stop after sending count ARP REQUEST packets. With deadline option,
26           instead wait for count ARP REPLY packets, or until the timeout
27           expires.
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29       -D
30           Duplicate address detection mode (DAD). See RFC2131, 4.4.1. Returns
31           0, if DAD succeeded i.e. no replies are received.
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33       -f
34           Finish after the first reply confirming that target is alive.
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36       -I interface
37           Name of network device where to send ARP REQUEST packets.
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39       -h
40           Print help page and exit.
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42       -q
43           Quiet output. Nothing is displayed.
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45       -s source
46           IP source address to use in ARP packets. If this option is absent,
47           source address is:
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49               • In DAD mode (with option -D) set to 0.0.0.0.
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51               • In Unsolicited ARP mode (with options -U or -A) set to
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54               • Otherwise, it is calculated from routing tables.
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56       -U
57           Unsolicited ARP mode to update neighbours' ARP caches. No replies
58           are expected.
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60       -V
61           Print version of the program and exit.
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63       -w deadline
64           Specify a timeout, in seconds, before arping exits regardless of
65           how many packets have been sent or received. In this case arping
66           does not stop after count packet are sent, it waits either for
67           deadline expire or until count probes are answered.
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69       -i interval
70           Specify an interval, in seconds, between packets.
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SEE ALSO

73       ping(8), clockdiff(8), tracepath(8).
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AUTHOR

76       arping was written by Alexey Kuznetsov <kuznet@ms2.inr.ac.ru>.
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SECURITY

79       arping requires CAP_NET_RAW capability to be executed. It is not
80       recommended to be used as set-uid root, because it allows user to
81       modify ARP caches of neighbour hosts.
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AVAILABILITY

84       arping is part of iputils package.
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88iputils 20210202                                                     ARPING(8)
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