arp scan

Use arp scan to trigger an ARP scanning in an address range.

Syntax

arp scan [ start-ip-address to end-ip-address ]

Views

Layer 3 Ethernet interface view

Layer 3 Ethernet subinterface view

Layer 3 aggregate interface view

Layer 3 aggregate subinterface view

VSI interface view

VLAN interface view

Predefined user roles

network-admin

mdc-admin

Parameters

start-ip-address: Specifies the start IP address of the scanning range.

end-ip-address: Specifies the end IP address of the scanning range. The end IP address must be higher than or equal to the start IP address.

Usage guidelines

ARP scanning automatically creates ARP entries for devices in the specified address range. IP addresses already in existing ARP entries are not scanned.

If the interface's primary and secondary IP addresses are in the address range, the sender IP address in the ARP request is the address on the smallest network segment.

If no address range is specified, the device learns ARP entries for devices on the subnet where the primary IP address of the interface resides. The sender IP address in the ARP requests is the primary IP address of the interface.

The start and end IP addresses must be on the same subnet as the primary IP address or secondary IP addresses of the interface.

ARP scanning will take some time. To stop an ongoing scan, press Ctrl + C. Dynamic ARP entries are created based on ARP replies received before the scan is terminated.

Examples

# Configure the device to scan the neighbors on the network where the primary IP address of VLAN-interface 2 resides.

<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] interface vlan-interface 2
[Sysname-Vlan-interface2] arp scan

# Configure the device to scan neighbors in an address range.

<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] interface vlan-interface 2
[Sysname-Vlan-interface2] arp scan 1.1.1.1 to 1.1.1.20