--- ../arpwatch-2.1a11/arpwatch.8 Sun Oct 8 16:31:28 2000 +++ ./arpwatch.8 Mon Sep 15 17:30:45 2003 @@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ .B -dN ] [ .B -f -.I datafile +.I arpfile +] [ +.B -e +.I etherfile ] [ .B -i .I interface @@ -38,6 +41,9 @@ .br .ti +8 [ +.B -m +.I email +] [ .B -n .IR net [/ width ]] [ @@ -67,8 +73,24 @@ .IR arp.dat . .LP The +.B -e +flag is used to set the ethernet/interface database filename. +The default is +.IR ether.dat . +.LP +The +.B -i +flag is used to specify a single interface. By default, +.B arpwatch +will listen to all non-loopback interfaces. Using more than one .B -i -flag is used to override the default interface. +option on the same command line is not supported. +.LP +The +.B -m +flag specifies the address that will receive the emails. +The default is +.IR root . .LP The .B -n @@ -81,6 +103,8 @@ The .B -N flag disables reporting any bogons. +It is highly recommended that this flag be used on machines with +multiple interfaces. .LP The .B -r @@ -96,6 +120,8 @@ .LP Note that an empty .I arp.dat +and +.I ether.dat file must be created before the first time you run .BR arpwatch . .LP @@ -105,12 +131,19 @@ (and .BR arpsnmp (1)): .TP +.B "new ethernet device" +The ethernet address has not been seen before. +.TP +.B "ethernet device changed interfaces" +An ethernet address associated with one interface has moved to a +different interface. +.TP .B "new activity" This ethernet/ip address pair has been used for the first time six months or more. .TP -.B "new station" -The ethernet address has not been seen before. +.B "new active IP address" +The IP address has not been seen before. .TP .B "flip flop" The ethernet address has changed from the most recently seen address to @@ -152,8 +185,9 @@ .na .nh .nf -/usr/operator/arpwatch - default directory +/usr/local/arpwatch - default directory arp.dat - ethernet/ip address database +ether.dat - ethernet/interface address database ethercodes.dat - vendor ethernet block list .ad .hy