Configuring ARP-Ping IP

ARP-Ping IP sends ARP packets onto a LAN to check whether an IP address is being used by another device on the LAN.

Procedure

Run arp-ping ip ip-host [ interface interface-type interface-number [ vlan-id vlanId ] ] [ timeout timeout ]
ARP-Ping IP is enabled to check whether an IP address is being used by another device.

Result

There are two possible results after the command is run:

If the IP address is not being used by another device, the command output is as follows:

[*HUAWEI] arp-ping ip 10.1.1.2
 ARP-Pinging 10.1.1.2:

Error: Request timed out
Error: Request timed out
Error: Request timed out

 The IP address is not used by anyone!

If the IP address is being used by another device, the command output is as follows:

[*HUAWEI] arp-ping ip 10.1.1.1
 ARP-Pinging 10.1.1.1:

10.1.1.1 is used by 00e0-fc7d-f202