Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions Omni Switch/Router - Manual (Page 732)

Viewing the Address Translation (ARP) Table
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Deleting Entries from the ARP Table
The Delete subcommand is used to delete a “permanent” IP address from the ARP Table.
Follow the steps below to delete an address from the ARP Table.
1. Enter delete .
The following prompt displays:
Host name or IP addr to delete:
Enter the host name or address that you wish to delete.
2. The system will then confirm the deletion from the table (an example is shown below).
ARP table entry for host 198.206.184.35 successfully deleted
3. The xlat submenu redisplays:
Enter command (Add/Delete/Show/Flush/Macfind/Ipfind/Quit) (Show) :
Flushing Temporary Entries from the ARP Table
The Flush subcommand is used to delete “temporary” IP addresses from the ARP Table.
Follow the steps below to flush all temporary addresses from the ARP Table.
1. Enter flush .
The following prompt displays:
Flushing all non-permanent ARP table entries...done
2. The xlat submenu redisplays:
Enter command (Add/Delete/Show/Flush/Macfind/Ipfind/Quit) (Show) :
Finding a Specific IP Address in the ARP Table
The Macfind subcommand is used to locate a specific IP address in the ARP Table based on a
known MAC address. (The Ipfind subcommand, discussed next, is used to find a specific MAC
address based on a known IP address).
Follow the steps below to display a specific IP address in the ARP Table.
1. Enter macfind .
The following prompt displays:
MAC address to find (format aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff):
2. Enter the known MAC address (for example, 00:05:02:c0:7f:11).
A prompt similar to the following displays which shows the IP address that is related to
the MAC address you entered:
Corresponding IP address: 198.206.184.34
3. The xlat submenu will then be redisplayed:
Enter command (Add/Delete/Show/Flush/Macfind/Ipfind/Quit) (Show) :