arp -a

InEeDhElPlInUx · 04-25-2006, 08:04 PM

I thought arp tables were cached locally (ie when you ping someone you should be able to see their mac address with arp -a) but for some reason I can't see anything but the gateway. I can see local arp tables on windows boxes but not my new Fedora 5 box. Any suggestions?

satinet · 04-26-2006, 02:23 AM

have you tried pinging your broadcast address?

archtoad6 · 04-28-2006, 09:39 AM

You may even have to ping some individual boxen -- my GF's 2k doesn't show up in arp -a unless is has been individually pinged.

satinet · 04-28-2006, 12:58 PM

hmm, that's wierd.... these things don't always work out as one expects...