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
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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
You can enable common proxy ARP in VLAN interface view, Layer 3 Ethernet interface view, Layer 3
Ethernet subinterface view, Layer 3 aggregate interface view, and Layer 3 aggregate subinterface view.
To enable common proxy ARP:
Step
1.
Enter system view.
2.
Enter interface view.
3.
Enable common proxy ARP.
Enabling local proxy ARP
You can enable local proxy ARP in VLAN interface view, Layer 3 Ethernet interface view, Layer 3 Ethernet
subinterface view, Layer 3 aggregate interface view, and Layer 3 aggregate subinterface view.
To enable local proxy ARP:
Step
1.
Enter system view.
2.
Enter interface view.
3.
Enable local proxy ARP.
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 ]
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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.