clear arp

Use the clear arp command to delete a specific entry or all entries from the ARP table.

clear arp {ip_addr | all}

Syntax Description
ip_addr  Specific IP address in the ARP table to be cleared. An IP alias or host name that can be resolved through the DNS can be specified instead of an IP address. 
all  Keyword that specifies every IP address in the ARP table. 
Default

This command has no default setting.

Command Type

Switch command.

Command Mode

Privileged.

Examples

This example shows how to remove IP address 198.133.219.209 from the ARP table:

Console> (enable) clear arp 198.133.219.209
ARP entry deleted.
Console> (enable)
  

This example shows how to remove all entries from the ARP table:

Console> (enable) clear arp all
ARP table cleared. (1)
Console> (enable)
  

The (1) indicates the number of entries cleared.

Related Commands

set arp
show arp