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Configuring ARP ··························································································································································· 1
Overview ············································································································································································ 1
ARP message format ················································································································································ 1
ARP operating mechanism ······································································································································ 1
ARP table ··································································································································································· 2
Configuring a static ARP entry ········································································································································· 3
Enabling dynamic ARP entry check ································································································································ 5
Enabling ARP log output ··················································································································································· 5
Displaying and maintaining ARP ····································································································································· 6
Static ARP configuration example ··································································································································· 6
Network requirements ·············································································································································· 6
Configuration procedure ········································································································································· 7
Configuring gratuitous ARP ········································································································································· 8
Overview ············································································································································································ 8
Gratuitous ARP packet learning ······························································································································ 8
Configuration procedure ·················································································································································· 9
Enabling IP conflict notification ···································································································································· 10
Configuring proxy ARP ·············································································································································· 11
Enabling common proxy ARP ······································································································································· 11
Enabling local proxy ARP·············································································································································· 11
Displaying proxy ARP ···················································································································································· 12
Network requirements ··········································································································································· 12
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 12
Configuring ARP snooping ········································································································································ 14
Configuration procedure ··············································································································································· 14
Configuring ARP fast-reply ········································································································································· 16
Overview ········································································································································································· 16
Function ·································································································································································· 16
Operation ······························································································································································· 16
Configuration procedure ··············································································································································· 16
Network requirements ··········································································································································· 17
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 17
Configuring IP addressing ········································································································································· 19
Overview ········································································································································································· 19
IP address classes ·················································································································································· 19
Special IP addresses ············································································································································· 20
Subnetting and masking ······································································································································· 20
Configuration guidelines ······································································································································ 21
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