IP\-NTABLE

Section: Linux (8)
Updated: 20 Dec 2011
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NAME

ip-ntable - neighbour table configuration

SYNOPSIS

ip [ OPTIONS ] ntable { COMMAND | help }

ip ntable change name NAME [ dev DEV ] [ thresh1 VAL ] [ thresh2 VAL ] [ thresh3 VAL ] [ gc_int MSEC ] [ base_reachable MSEC ] [ retrans MSEC ] [ gc_stale MSEC ] [ delay_probe MSEC ] [ queue LEN ] [ app_probs VAL ] [ ucast_probes VAL ] [ mcast_probes VAL ] [ anycast_delay MSEC ] [ proxy_delay MSEC ] [ proxy_queue LEN ] [ locktime MSEC ]

ip ntable show [ dev DEV ] [ name NAME ]

DESCRIPTION

ip ntable controls the parameters for the neighbour tables.

ip ntable show - list the ip neighbour tables

This commands displays neighbour table parameters and statistics.

dev DEV: only list the table attached to this device.
name NAME: only lists the table with the given name.

ip ntable change - modify table parameter

This command allows modifying table parameters such as timers and queue lengths.

name NAME: the name of the table to modify.
dev DEV: the name of the device to modify the table values.

EXAMPLES

ip ntable show dev eth0

: Shows the neighbour table (IPv4 ARP and IPv6 ndisc) parameters on device eth0.

ip ntable change name arp_cache queue 8 dev eth0

: Changes the number of packets queued while address is being resolved from the default value (3) to 8 packets.

AUTHOR

Manpage by Stephen Hemminger