trying to use arp command... it doesnt exist

Linux and Unix-Like Red Hat
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im trying to get an ARP readout using the command 'arp -a'... but the command doesnt exist in Fedora Core 6 - IPv6.... is there an equivalent command?

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I have it in FC5:


[root@Octave ~]# uname -a
Linux Octave 2.6.15-1.2054_FC5 #1 Tue Mar 14 15:48:33 EST 2006 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
[root@Octave ~]# cat /etc/redhat-release
Fedora Core release 5 (Bordeaux)
[root@Octave ~]# which arp
/sbin/arp
[root@Octave ~]# arp -\?
Usage:
  arp [-vn]  [<HW>] [-i <if>] [-a] [<hostname>]             <-Display ARP cache
  arp [-v]          [-i <if>] -d  <hostname> [pub][nopub]    <-Delete ARP entry
  arp [-vnD] [<HW>] [-i <if>] -f  [<filename>]              <-Add entry from file
  arp [-v]   [<HW>] [-i <if>] -s  <hostname> <hwaddr> [temp][nopub] <-Add entry
  arp [-v]   [<HW>] [-i <if>] -s  <hostname> <hwaddr> [netmask <nm>] pub  <-''-
  arp [-v]   [<HW>] [-i <if>] -Ds <hostname> <if> [netmask <nm>] pub      <-''-

        -a                       display (all) hosts in alternative (BSD) style
        -e                       display (all) hosts in default (Linux) style
        -s, --set                set a new ARP entry
        -d, --delete             delete a specified entry
        -v, --verbose            be verbose
        -n, --numeric            don't resolve names
        -i, --device             specify network interface (e.g. eth0)
        -D, --use-device         read <hwaddr> from given device
        -A, -p, --protocol       specify protocol family
        -f, --file               read new entries from file or from /etc/ethers

  <HW>=Use '-H <hw>' to specify hardware address type. Default: ether
  List of possible hardware types (which support ARP):
    strip (Metricom Starmode IP) ash (Ash) ether (Ethernet)
    tr (16/4 Mbps Token Ring) tr (16/4 Mbps Token Ring (New)) ax25 (AMPR AX.25)
    netrom (AMPR NET/ROM) rose (AMPR ROSE) arcnet (ARCnet)
    dlci (Frame Relay DLCI) fddi (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) hippi (HIPPI)
    irda (IrLAP) x25 (generic X.25) infiniband (InfiniBand)
[root@Octave ~]#

FC6 has only been out a few days...maybe it needs some help. Or maybe you have a bad installation.

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but i dont have FC5... i want to do this in FC6...and the installation is fine...

4

Perhaps sbin is not in your path.

5

Installation is fine? Good, then:

# find / -name arp -print

should locate it.

Carl