Reverse Arp - Motorola BSR 2000 Configuration And Management Manual

Release 1.0
2. The default ARP timeout is 60 minutes. Use the arp timeout command in

Reverse ARP

Reverse ARP, defined in RFC 903, works like ARP, except that the RARP request
packet requests an Internet address instead of a hardware address. The BSR acts as an
RARP server. Use the ip rarp-server command in Interface Configuration mode to
enable RARP. Set the IP address to one of the interface addresses.
MOT (config-if)#ip rarp-server <A.B.C.D>
where:
526360-001-00 Rev. B
A.B.C.D is the IP address of the ARP entry, specified in dotted-decimal
notation.
H.H.H is a 48-bit hardware MAC address of the ARP entry.
arpa is the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) packet
encapsulation type.
snap is the Subnetwork Access Protocol (SNAP) packet encapsulation type.
alias specifies that the software respond to ARP as if it owns the specified
address, if proxy arp is enabled.
cablebundle specifies the cable bundle CMTS interface.
X is 0.
Y is the CMTS port number.
Interface Configuration mode to set the ARP cache timeout for a specific
interface:
MOT (config-if)#arp timeout <1-6000>
where:
1-6000 is ARP cache timeout value, expressed in minutes.
Use the no arp timeout command to restore the default.
A.B.C.D is the source protocol IP address in replies.
Configuring Interfaces and TCP/IP Features
MGBI 5-11