How to completely remove the entries from ARP table OR make ARP table empty ?

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Issue

  • Need to clear ARP cache, when commands like ip -s -s neigh flush all Or arp -d <IP-address> are used to remove cache they leave the table with entries where HWaddress is marked as (incomplete) but the entry still remains there.
  • How to completely remove the arp entry from table OR make the table empty ?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (All Versions)
  • ARP cache

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