Configuring Proxy Arp; Enabling Common Proxy Arp; Enabling Local Proxy Arp; Displaying Proxy Arp - HP 5920 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring proxy ARP

Proxy ARP enables a device on one network to answer ARP requests for an IP address on another
network. With proxy ARP, hosts on different broadcast domains can communicate with each other as
they would on the same broadcast domain.
Proxy ARP includes common proxy ARP and local proxy ARP.
Common proxy ARP—Allows communication between hosts that connect to different Layer-3
•
interfaces and reside in different broadcast domains.
Local proxy ARP—Allows communication between hosts that connect to the same Layer-3 interface
•
and reside in different broadcast domains.

Enabling common proxy ARP

Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Enter VLAN interface view.
3. Enable common proxy ARP.

Enabling local proxy ARP

Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Enter VLAN interface view.
3. Enable local proxy ARP.

Displaying proxy ARP

Execute display commands in any view.
Task
Display common proxy ARP status.
Display local proxy ARP status.
Command
system-view
interface interface-type
interface-number
proxy-arp enable
Command
system-view
interface interface-type
interface-number
local-proxy-arp enable [ ip-range
startIP to endIP ]
Command
display proxy-arp [ interface interface-type interface-number ]
display local-proxy-arp [ interface interface-type interface-number ]
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Remarks
N/A
N/A
By default, common proxy ARP is
disabled.
Remarks
N/A
N/A
By default, local proxy ARP is
disabled.