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op-cmd: "reset ip arp table" is not working
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"reset ip arp table" is not flushing all the entries present in the table (interface and address option works):

vyos@vyos:~$ sh arp
Address        Interface    Link layer address    State
-------------  -----------  --------------------  ---------
192.168.255.1  eth1         2a:2f:a3:e9:59:d6     STALE
192.0.2.2      eth0         50:0b:00:16:00:00     REACHABLE
vyos@vyos:~$
vyos@vyos:~$ reset ip arp
Possible completions:
  address               Reset ARP cache for an IPv4 address
  interface             Reset ARP cache for interface
  table                 Flush the ARP cache completely


vyos@vyos:~$ reset ip arp table
vyos@vyos:~$ sh arp
Address        Interface    Link layer address    State
-------------  -----------  --------------------  ---------
192.168.255.1  eth1         2a:2f:a3:e9:59:d6     STALE
192.0.2.2      eth0         50:0b:00:16:00:00     REACHABLE

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Version
1.4.3 , 2025.09.17-0018-rolling
Is it a breaking change?
Perfectly compatible
Issue type
Bug (incorrect behavior)

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Event Timeline

SrividyaA created this task.Sep 26 2025, 10:36 AM
SrividyaA triaged this task as Normal priority.Sep 26 2025, 10:47 AM
Viacheslav added projects: VyOS Rolling, VyOS 1.4 Sagitta (1.4.4), VyOS 1.5 Circinus (1.5-stream-2025-Q3).Sep 26 2025, 11:11 AM
pasik subscribed.Sep 26 2025, 6:13 PM
haiyang subscribed.EditedOct 2 2025, 1:49 AM

created a pull request to fix this -> https://github.com/vyos/vyos-1x/pull/4768

Viacheslav changed the task status from Open to In progress.Oct 2 2025, 7:23 AM
Viacheslav assigned this task to haiyang.
haiyang mentioned this in rVYOSONEXf21ea718aced: op-mode: T7868: fix op-cmd "reset ip arp table" is not working.Oct 2 2025, 11:52 AM
Restricted Repository Identity mentioned this in rVYOSONEX03fadf7adf2e: Merge pull request #4768 from awolfnet/current.Oct 2 2025, 11:52 AM
Unknown Object (User) closed this task as Resolved.Oct 10 2025, 8:50 AM
Unknown Object (User) moved this task from Need Triage to Completed on the VyOS Rolling board.
Unknown Object (User) moved this task from Backlog to Finished on the VyOS 1.4 Sagitta (1.4.4) board.
Unknown Object (User) moved this task from Open to Finished on the VyOS 1.5 Circinus (1.5-stream-2025-Q3) board.
dmbaturin removed a project: VyOS 1.4 Sagitta (1.4.4).Wed, Nov 19, 2:21 PM
dmbaturin edited projects, added: VyOS 1.5 Circinus (2025.11), VyOS 1.4 Sagitta (1.4.4); removed: VyOS 1.5 Circinus (1.5-stream-2025-Q3), VyOS Rolling.Mon, Dec 8, 4:22 PM
dmbaturin changed Is it a breaking change? from Unspecified (possibly destroys the router) to Perfectly compatible.