June 2007

Using Windows online diagnostic tools

Result: The system runs the tracert utility.

4Type Exit to exit the Command Prompt dialog box and return to Windows.

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]

ARP command parameters

Table 7: ARP command 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 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 where the

 

address translation table can be modified. If not present,

 

the first applicable interface is used.

 

 

eth_addr

Specifies a physical address.

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