FICHA · MANJARO

arpwatch

Ethernet/FDDI station activity monitor

  • Service
  • SERVICE
  • NETWORK
  • Launchable
  • Background service
  • Same app · 2 sources
official+codex · reviewed · May 27, 2026 description in en

Description

Monitors Ethernet or FDDI networks for ARP activity and records when IP and hardware address pairings appear or change. It helps administrators notice new devices or unexpected address changes.

Run it on networks you administer. It is normally used as a background monitoring service and may need network privileges to observe traffic correctly.

How to run

arpwatch.service

Permissions

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