---
name: "netif_notify_peers"
section: "9"
platform: "linux"
package: "linux-manual-3.2"
version: "3.2.78-1"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/netif_notify_peers"
---

# netif\_notify\_peers(9)

notify network peers about existence of dev

## NAME

netif\_notify\_peers - notify network peers about existence of *dev*

## SYNOPSIS

**void netif\_notify\_peers(struct net\_device \*** *dev***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*dev*

network device

## DESCRIPTION

Generate traffic such that interested network peers are aware of *dev*, such as by generating a gratuitous ARP. This may be used when a device wants to inform the rest of the network about some sort of reconfiguration such as a failover event or virtual machine migration.

## COPYRIGHT