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What is Arp-a

Hi,

When we type Arp-a we get some data.What does this mean.

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Sharath
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 -a            Displays current ARP entries by interrogating the current
                protocol data.  If inet_addr is specified, the IP and Physical
                addresses for only the specified computer are displayed.  If
                more than one network interface uses ARP, entries for each ARP
                table are displayed.
  -g            Same as -a.
  inet_addr     Specifies an internet address.
  -N if_addr    Displays the ARP entries for the network interface specified
                by if_addr.
  -d            Deletes the host specified by inet_addr. inet_addr may be
                wildcarded with * to delete all hosts.
  -s            Adds the host and associates the Internet address inet_addr
                with the Physical address eth_addr.  The Physical address is
                given as 6 hexadecimal bytes separated by hyphens. The entry
                is permanent.
  eth_addr      Specifies a physical address.
  if_addr       If present, this specifies the Internet address of the
                interface whose address translation table should be modified.
                If not present, the first applicable interface will be used.
Example:
  > arp -s 157.55.85.212   00-aa-00-62-c6-09  .... Adds a static entry.
  > arp -a                                    .... Displays the arp table.
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   No it doesnt give the mac address of the interface. In above example, the MAC address does not belong to your interface. Type ipconfig /all and check. In above example, 192.168.0.252 is your gateway, and shown MAC address belongs to it.
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Mrhust..

In simple words.
Arp -a shows all connections that are made at the moment?
Am i right
   Hi Sharath
        No. The command you lookfor is netstat -n

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  If you want to see host names instead ips, type only netstat without -n
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