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Microsoft NetTCPIP reference: Modifies a neighbor cache entry. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.
Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Set-NetNeighbor. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.
Supported environments
Windows / NetTCPIP · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply
Parameters
-AddressFamily
Specifies an array of IP address families. The cmdlet modifies the neighbor cache entries that belong to the IP address families you specify. If you do not specify this parameter, the cmdlet automatically generates the address families of the neighbor cache entries. The acceptable values for this parameter are: - IPv4 - IPv6
-AsJob
Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete.
-CimSession
Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
-IPAddress
Specifies an array of IP addresses. The cmdlet modifies neighbor cache entries that have the IP addresses you specify.
-IncludeAllCompartments
Indicates that the cmdlet includes neighbor cache entries from all configured network compartments. If you do not specify this parameter, the cmdlet modifies only neighbor cache entries in the default network compartment.
-InputObject (required)
Specifies the input object that is used in a pipeline command.
-InterfaceAlias
Specifies an array of aliases of network interfaces. The cmdlet modifies neighbor cache entries for the network interfaces that have the aliases you specify.
-InterfaceIndex
Specifies an array of indexes of network interfaces. The cmdlet modifies neighbor cache entries for the network interfaces located at the indexes you specify.
-LinkLayerAddress
Specifies the link-layer address of the neighbor cache entry. The cmdlet modifies the link-layer address of the neighbor cache entry you specify. The link-layer address is also called the media access control (MAC) address. A link-layer address that uses IPv4 address syntax is a tunnel technology that encapsulates packets over an IPv4 tunnel, such as Intra-Site Automatic Tunnel Addressing Protocol (ISATAP) or Teredo. A link-layer address of all zeroes indicates that the neighbor is unreachable and the neighbor cache entry does not have a link-layer address entry. An empty link-layer address indicates that the link layer does not use link-layer addresses, such as on a loopback interface.
-PassThru
Returns an object representing the item with which you are working. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.
-PolicyStore
Specifies a PolicyStore value. The cmdlet modifies the PolicyStore setting for the neighbor cache entry to the value you specify. The acceptable values for this parameter are: - ActiveStore: The IP address information is valid. - PersistentStore: The computer saves IP address information across restarts. When the computer restarts, it copies the saved settings to the ActiveStore. Specify ActiveStore only. If you do not specify this parameter, the default entries are created in both the ActiveStore and the PersistentStore.
-State
Specifies an array of states of the neighbor cache entry. The cmdlet modifies the neighbor cache entries that have the states you specify. You can modify only neighbor cache entries that are in a permanent state. The acceptable values for this parameter are: - Permanent. The neighbor is statically provisioned and will not expire unless you remove it.
-ThrottleLimit
Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
Prerequisites
Windows with the NetTCPIP module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.
Security considerations
This cmdlet changes system state. Review every target and parameter in the official reference, test outside production, and prepare an appropriate backup or rollback. Do not execute the example automatically.
Examples
Example 1: Set the link-layer address for a neighbor cache entry
This command sets the link-layer address for the neighbor cache entry that has the IP address 192.168.0.5 and the interface index value of 12. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.