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.IR STATE " := {"
-.BR permanent " | " noarp " | " stale " | " reachable " }"
+.BR permanent " | " noarp " | " stale " | " reachable " | " none " |"
+.BR incomplete " | " delay " | " probe " | " failed " }"
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
is an abbreviation for 'Neighbour Unreachability Detection'.
The state can take one of the following values:
+.RS
.TP
.B permanent
the neighbour entry is valid forever and can be only
.B ip neigh
does not change the neighbour state if it was valid and the address
is not changed by this command.
+.TP
+.B none
+this is a pseudo state used when initially creating a neighbour entry or after
+trying to remove it before it becomes free to do so.
+.TP
+.B incomplete
+the neighbour entry has not (yet) been validated/resolved.
+.TP
+.B delay
+neighbor entry validation is currently delayed.
+.TP
+.B probe
+neighbor is being probed.
+.TP
+.B failed
+max number of probes exceeded without success, neighbor validation has
+ultimately failed.
+.RE
.RE
.TP