diff --git a/neigh_linux.go b/neigh_linux.go
index 84e66c9..1950cdc 100644
--- a/neigh_linux.go
+++ b/neigh_linux.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ const (
 	NTF_ROUTER = 0x80
 )
 
+// Ndmsg is for adding, removing or receiving information about a neighbor table entry
 type Ndmsg struct {
 	Family uint8
 	Index  uint32
@@ -176,41 +177,49 @@ func neighHandle(neigh *Neigh, req *nl.NetlinkRequest) error {
 	return err
 }
 
-// NeighList gets a list of IP-MAC mappings in the system (ARP table).
+// NeighList returns a list of IP-MAC mappings in the system (ARP table).
 // Equivalent to: `ip neighbor show`.
 // The list can be filtered by link and ip family.
 func NeighList(linkIndex, family int) ([]Neigh, error) {
 	return pkgHandle.NeighList(linkIndex, family)
 }
 
-// NeighProxyList gets a list of neighbor proxies in the system.
+// NeighProxyList returns a list of neighbor proxies in the system.
 // Equivalent to: `ip neighbor show proxy`.
 // The list can be filtered by link and ip family.
 func NeighProxyList(linkIndex, family int) ([]Neigh, error) {
 	return pkgHandle.NeighProxyList(linkIndex, family)
 }
 
-// NeighList gets a list of IP-MAC mappings in the system (ARP table).
+// NeighList returns a list of IP-MAC mappings in the system (ARP table).
 // Equivalent to: `ip neighbor show`.
 // The list can be filtered by link and ip family.
 func (h *Handle) NeighList(linkIndex, family int) ([]Neigh, error) {
-	return h.neighList(linkIndex, family, 0)
+	return h.NeighListExecute(Ndmsg{
+		Family: uint8(family),
+		Index:  uint32(linkIndex),
+	})
 }
 
-// NeighProxyList gets a list of neighbor proxies in the system.
+// NeighProxyList returns a list of neighbor proxies in the system.
 // Equivalent to: `ip neighbor show proxy`.
 // The list can be filtered by link, ip family.
 func (h *Handle) NeighProxyList(linkIndex, family int) ([]Neigh, error) {
-	return h.neighList(linkIndex, family, NTF_PROXY)
-}
-
-func (h *Handle) neighList(linkIndex, family, flags int) ([]Neigh, error) {
-	req := h.newNetlinkRequest(unix.RTM_GETNEIGH, unix.NLM_F_DUMP)
-	msg := Ndmsg{
+	return h.NeighListExecute(Ndmsg{
 		Family: uint8(family),
 		Index:  uint32(linkIndex),
-		Flags:  uint8(flags),
-	}
+		Flags:  NTF_PROXY,
+	})
+}
+
+// NeighListExecute returns a list of neighbour entries filtered by link, ip family, flag and state.
+func NeighListExecute(msg Ndmsg) ([]Neigh, error) {
+	return pkgHandle.NeighListExecute(msg)
+}
+
+// NeighListExecute returns a list of neighbour entries filtered by link, ip family, flag and state.
+func (h *Handle) NeighListExecute(msg Ndmsg) ([]Neigh, error) {
+	req := h.newNetlinkRequest(unix.RTM_GETNEIGH, unix.NLM_F_DUMP)
 	req.AddData(&msg)
 
 	msgs, err := req.Execute(unix.NETLINK_ROUTE, unix.RTM_NEWNEIGH)
@@ -221,7 +230,7 @@ func (h *Handle) neighList(linkIndex, family, flags int) ([]Neigh, error) {
 	var res []Neigh
 	for _, m := range msgs {
 		ndm := deserializeNdmsg(m)
-		if linkIndex != 0 && int(ndm.Index) != linkIndex {
+		if msg.Index != 0 && ndm.Index != msg.Index {
 			// Ignore messages from other interfaces
 			continue
 		}